God asks us to trust in Him in all situations, but we find
this difficult. Why? I think that our main problem is that we trust too much in
ourselves:
- Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil. (Proverbs 3:5-7; ASV)
We are too "wise in our eyes." We are convinced
that we know how to navigate our lives quite well. However, when we have such
confidence, we will not learn confidence-in-God.
Instead, when life beats me up and shows me how inadequate I
am, I'm forced to cry out to God.
Therefore, here is my suggestion - ask God to show us how
inadequate we are. Jesus taught, "Without me, you can do nothing"
(John 15:5). Let's ask our Lord to teach us this lesson (2 Cor. 1:8-9),
continuously.
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