Proverbs 3 - Lean Not in Your Own Understanding

 

Proverbs 3 – Lean Not on Your Own Understanding

 

Trust in- means to believe that the object of one’s trust can and will do what should be done. Lean – does not mean to put one’s whole weight on something but to rely with one’s own intellect.

 

What you do with your heart determines what you do with your life. Cultivate an obedient heart that receives God’s Word (2 Cor. 3:1-3) and a trusting heart that obeys. We’re not suggesting that you ignore your mind or common sense, but that you not lean only on them and reject God’s way.

 

Put God first in the way you use His wealth (matt 6:33) and major on the things that money cannot buy. When God corrects you, accept it as evidence of His love. (Heb. 12:5-6)

 

Let every part of your body be controlled by God’s wisdom (Rom. 12:1-2). Sleep is one of the tests of faith and true surrender to God.

 

If you want God’s blessings on your home, be a blessing to those around you. Share what you have and never plan evil against others. (Rom. 12:9-21).

 

In order for God to direct one’s paths, a person must be doing whatever he or she already knows to do right – obedience activates God’s promises. To depend on one’s own understanding of truth and life means to disregard God’s will. Pride begins elevating oneself in one’s own eyes. (Romans 12:16). Depart from evil is the idea behind repentance: a change of direction.

 

 

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