DAY NINE | YOU CAN TRUST GOD - PART 2
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
God expects His people to trust Him, and He is a trustworthy God! We were created to live our lives in dependence upon Him. Our knowledge is incomplete, our wisdom is inadequate, our power is ineffective; thus, we need our Creator. These verses in Proverbs tell us how we are to trust Him.
We are to trust Him entirely (verse 5). God wants us to trust Him “with all of our heart.” That means everything from our salvation to physical, mental, and social needs. That includes trusting Him with our families, marriages, jobs, relationships, finances, abilities, weaknesses, health, accomplishments, and failures.
We are to trust him exclusively (verse 5). God commands us not to depend on our own under- standing. Why? Because it is fundamentally flawed. God is truly omniscient. He knows it all from beginning to end. He even knows the number of hairs on your head. So follow His leading from His Word, prayer, and Godly counsel. He is on your side, so trust Him!
We are to trust Him uniformly (verse 6). In all we do, in every decision we make, we are to trust His wisdom with everything—big and small.
Prayer Focus:
Pray that DBC will be fully convinced of God’s trustworthiness. Take time to praise Him today for who He is and what He does. Take time to thank Him today for His direction of your church’s path. Thank Him for His direction of your path.
A Prayer from Chip Thompson:
Dear Jesus, thank You so much for all You have done for and through our church. Thank You that You have instilled in this body a heart for the lost and a willingness to move forward to do the next right thing. Lord, we don’t want to get ahead of Your perfect plan for Dunwoody Baptist Church and yet we feel a burden to make our campus something that will be safe and inviting to our community. So, Lord, we are at a place where we recognize that this issue so big that only YOU can make it a reality. We thank You that we get to trust You in this and only YOU will deserve the Glory for what will be done. We promise to praise and thank You for Your answer and to accept Your answer as what is best. Thank You for saving us, loving us, and for the privilege of being used by You to further the Kingdom, Amen.