Trust in the Lord

One of my favorite bible verses is:


Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.   Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV

Even though I'd known this verse and used it many,many times, it wasnt't until recently I stopped rushing past the first phrase - Trust in the Lord with all thine heart.  One day it just struck me,   first and foremost I have to Trust.  Trust in what/whom?  Trust in the Lord  Well, I knew that I trusted in God.  I think that's why I never gave that phrase much thought.  That's a given.  I trust God.  

Now what?  Well, the rest of that phrase is with all thine heart.  Trust in the Lord with all thine heart.  Uh, oh?  Now that's a little more challenging.  I not only need to trust in God but I need to do it with ALL my heart, not just some of it.  Not with a part of it but with ALL of it.  I'm not supposed to mostly trust but have my own backup plan if things don't work out.  No, I need to Trust in the Lord with ALL my heart.  When I started to really focus on that, it challenged me.  It made realize that I was holding a part of my heart back.  You know, "I'll trust in you God but just in case it doesn't work out I'll take care of it".  That probably comes from the way that I deal with people in my life.  I trust them to a point, but there's always that possibility that they'll let me down.  So I don't "trust them with ALL of my heart".  I reserve that little bit, so that I'm either not disappointed or surprised if they let me down in some way.  Well, I need to realize that God is not going to let me down.  I can trust in Him and that I need to do it with all of my heart.  I encourage you to learn to
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, too.

Wishing blessings in abundance for you!