Over the past few weeks I have made for myself a new habit. When I first wake up, before I read my quiet time for the day, before I even pray, I read a chapter of Proverbs. I can't take credit for the idea, Dr. Ed Scott former director of Missions for our Association shared the idea with a congregation once. Well, I have been trying it out for 2 weeks now. I like it.
Proverbs is such a neat book, so much different from the rest. One of my top 3 favorite verses appears in Proverbs. In order my 3 favorites are Psalm 37:4, Ephesians 3:20 and then Proverbs 3:5-6.
I want to talk a little bit about Proverbs 3:5-6 today.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight."
Recently, I resigned from a position knowing that God had given me a peace about it. Had I used human reasoning, I would have never resigned. On the fleshly side, I was concerned about paying my family's bills, searching for a job and even leaving a place where I had been comfortable for over 8 years. But, I trusted in the Lord, he gave me the strength to do it and the peace that He would help me endure it. So, I resigned and before the end of one week I had more job offers than I care to even share. All sorts of jobs, all sorts of phone calls, even one job from a local church as a youth pastor, which is what I was at the time. So I sorted through them, allowed God to direct me and here I am working for the Homeless Coalition with the families and children. What an enriching experience it is when we trust in God with all we've got.
That is what it is all about. Letting God direct us, through life's bumps and curves and everything works out for the better. I am now in a position of preparing a sermon for a local church where I may be asked to be their pastor. It is a church located right in the heart of where God has lead me to start a new church. Also, interestingly enough I am preaching on the very same Sunday that I had planned to start a new church plant.Wow! What excitement has come from just taking my time and allowing God to work. I must admit, there have been a lot of voices calling or stopping by telling me what I should do. I have had moments of feeling like I knew exactly what to do. But, in the end I have taken a step back and asked God to direct me and here I am.
So don't trust in yourself or your friends and family more than God. When you're struggling or even when things are going extremely well, trust God to direct you and lead you and the results are far more than you can expect or imagine.
Thanks so much for reading and have an awesome Monday and week!
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