Proverbs 3:5-6

Prov 3:5-6 (NIV) “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”

Are you facing a crossroad in your life? Do you have family or friends who are depending on you to make wise choices? Are you ever unsure whether you are making the right decisions?

Is there a difference between just trusting the Lord, and trusting the Lord with all your heart? Maybe it’s time to try some extreme trust! I have heard it said, "To have things you've never had, you must be willing to do things you've never done.” Like trusting when we know potential harm may come to us or trusting without a guarantee. So many times we want answers, plain and clear, before we trust. But real trust, trusting with all your heart, involves stepping out in total darkness, unsure of where you are stepping, unable to see your hand in front of your face trust walking. It is not really trust if there is no risk, it is not really trust if the path is straight and the road is clearly marked, if the brightness of the sun clears away the shadows and reveals all the obstacles in our way.

We often want to do things our way rather than God’s way, God’s way is not the natural way we often think about, so to do things we have never done is in many ways parallel to trying it God’s way, something we cannot do without being led by the Spirit. The New Testament talks often about individuals like Paul and Philip being led away by the spirit. This is something we need to ask for from God on a daily basis, for God to redirect our plans through His Spirit in all that we do. Then be willing to do whatever God directs us to do no matter how crazy it may sound at the time.

God will not give us detailed instructions and it is not like Him to reveal His plans far ahead of time. But if we are open minded to His “still, small voice” speaking to our hearts, if we have faith to believe what He is revealing to us, is actually from Him, then just in time He will direct our paths.

Describe some of the risks you have taken in order to follow Jesus? What other risks would you be willing to take to follow Him more?