barrykind
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I Wish I Knew Haven't you often heard people say 'I wish I knew what to do about this?'. It may concern most any item of life from a choice in business to some minor decision in home economics. My sister gave me a Scripture passage when I left home that has been a tremendous blessing to me. It is Proverbs 3:5,6, 'Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own under-standing. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.' Do you know why we as Christians often blunder, fumble and stumble? We don't actually practice the instruction of the above verses. I challenge you to try it the next time you make a decision in life. But be sure you follow it implicitly and explicitly. Here is the way it breaks down:
No 1 ---TRUST GOD wholeheartedly.
No. 2 --- DON'T TRUST yourself. "Thine own understanding.' Your mind may say the action is right; the Holy Spirit may say otherwise. He's always right even if it makes you 100% wrong.
No. 3 --- CONSIDER GOD in all decisions, small or great. He is interested. What does 'in all ...acknowledge Him' mean? It means what 1 Corinthians 10:31 says, 'Whether therefore ye eat, or drink or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.' We don't often do this and that's why we get into a peck of trouble.
No. 4 --- LET GOD direct your paths. "He shall direct thy paths'. But how? Oh! He has sign posts and indicators along the way. Here are a few:
HIS WORD - all decisions must be in focus with God's Word: THE HOLY SPIRIT - He, Who speaks to your own heart: then there is THE PEACE AND REST that God gives when a right decision is made. You may KNOW the best for your life. Amen
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-------------------- The HEART of the issue is truly the issue of the HEART! John 3:3;Mark 8:34-38;James 1:27
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