Proverbs 3:5-6
Children of God are called to trust in the Lord. He created us in His image as free-will moral agents for His glory. Even though we are rebellious by nature, God still loves us, and “His mercy endures forever.” Trust comes from the Hebrew word, batach, to confide in so as to be secure without fear. How do we trust the Lord?
It is a fact that we all put our trust in something or someone. Scripture teaches us to trust the Lord with all our heart. If we trusted Him with all our heart, we would love our neighbor as we love ourselves. This should be our way of life as believers. The Lord demands that we accept that it is useless for us to lean on our own understanding; it is shallow compared to His. The Lord tells us that His thoughts are not our thoughts. Nor are our ways His ways. Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are His ways higher than our ways, and His thoughts than our thoughts (Isaiah 55:8-9). Lastly, we are to acknowledge Him in all our ways, and He will direct our paths. The paths that He has prepared for us are according to His purpose. So whatever we do, we must not fail to acknowledge Him. He gave us a mind to reason and make plans, and many plans are in man’s heart, but God the Father directs our actions. Without a doubt the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
We are called to trust in the Lord. Hit pause and think about it momentarily. We would readily acknowledge that God totally deserves our loyalty. After all, He is our Creator.