He Will Direct Our Paths

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

And lean not on your own understanding;

In all your ways acknowledge Him,

And He shall direct your paths."

~ Proverbs 3:5-6

So often we become anxious trying to figure out what we need to do in life or about a particular situation. And sometimes we feel like we can't move until we have all the answers. It's as if we're not comfortable and able to have peace until we know all the steps and turns and stops of the journey. We need to see the whole plan, or at least the plan for months and years ahead so that we know we're on the right road.

But these verses tell us that we don't have to live like that. We don't have to be ruled by anxiety because we can't see the whole picture clearly. We are assured here that we can trust in God, and that He will never fail us. We don't have to worry about if God has us or not, because He does, We can trust in Him.

And we don't have to lean on our own understanding. We might not be able to see the whole picture or know exactly how things are going to turn out. But God can, and we can know that as long as we are doing and surrendered to His will, we will be taken care of. 

But sometimes we don't even know where we should place our next step, much less what's down the road a mile or two. In those times we have this promise, that while we don't have to understand everything and can trust in God, if we acknowledge Him, if we recognize His place in our lives and accept His truth in every situation, that He will, not might but will, direct our paths.

It can be like having the faith to believe that while we can't see what to do, if we will step out in faith, He will place the correct path under our feet and make sure that we get to where He needs us to be, He causes the right doors to open and close. He brings that right people into our path, As long as we acknowledge Him by accepting His truth  and recognize who He is in the situations that we face, He will make happen what needs to happen to carry us to the places and situations He's called us to. 

We don't have to figure it out. We don't have to make it happen. We can trust that God is in control, sees what is needed and can fulfill His purpose, if we give Him his proper place in our hearts, our minds, and in the situations of our lives. What a wonderful pressure relieving promise. Knowing God is God and will care for us is what brings the peace that passes all understanding and gives us rest in the midst of the storms and uncertainties of life.