"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own understanding;
in all your ways know him,
and he will make your paths straight."
~Proverbs 3:5-6
I don't know about you, but for the last several years I have found myself approaching each new year with a myriad of feelings. I am certainly excited and anticipatory. But I also have found myself battling fear and trepidation and thoughts such as, "Is this the year that I will lose someone? Is this the year that something terrible will happen?"
If you can relate, may we both have our hearts encouraged with our time in the Word today.
As we walk into a new year, I find that Proverbs 3:5-6 serves as the perfect passage to take to heart and meditate on in each new day ahead.
We are told in this passage to trust in the Lord with all our hearts. What does this imply? It implies that we can - that the Lord is, in fact, truly trustworthy.
At times when I have found myself battling fear and doubt and wondering if He actually is as trustworthy as He claims to be in His Word, I am comforted, encouraged, and inspired by these words from Charles Spurgeon:
Remember this, had any other condition been better for you than the one in which you are, divine love would have put you there. You are placed by God in the most suitable circumstances, and if you had the choosing of your lot, you would soon cry, 'Lord, choose my inheritance for me, for by my self-will I am pierced through with many sorrows.'"
Even though we oftentimes can think that we know better or believe that if only we could be in control that the best of circumstances are what would come to pass, nothing could actually be further from the truth. Charles Spurgeon's words encourage and inspire us because they are true - God has a big-picture perspective we simply do not have and can see the end from the beginning. He knows what is best, while we can only guess at it.
So, friend, I do not know what 2025 will hold for you or for me. But I do know the One Who holds us and all of 2025 in His hands. And I can tell you this: He is trustworthy.
Reflection Questions:
1) What area of your life do you most need to trust the Lord for in this season?
2) Have you gone to Him and discussed that area with Him?
3) How has He spoken to you in regards to that concern?
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