3. What does it mean to trust the Lord with all
your heart and lean not on your own
understanding?
It means that we completely trust God with all that is
in us, that we rely not on anything that we can do
on our own strength, and that we give all of the
strength we possess, both physically and mentally,
to the will of the Holy Spirit. Then God can fullfill his
perfect will through us and bring glory to himself.
We do not seek our own gain but desire GOD to
receive all the glory. We get to enjoy what GOD
does for himself.

4. To lean not on our own understanding means
we are not seeking to figure the problem out
logically. This is not ours to do. If GOD is truly
the center of our lives, we live for him and
him alone. Do we really believe that he lives?
Then we should also believe that we can trust
him with all our hearts. The result is the
blessing of GOD falling on the obedient vessle,
the vessle that was used to fullfill GOD’S
perfect will.

5. “In all your ways acknowledge him” – this is to
fear GOD in all we do. To fear the Lord is to be
wise. We should fear GOD when we get up in
the morning, we should fear GOD when we
start to talk, think, eat, listen, and act. When
we are around people we should fear GOD.
This keeps us wise, and most importantly
keeps us from sinning (Proverbs 1:7; Exodus
20:20).

6. Heres the blessing: “HE WILL MAKE YOUR PATHS
STRAIGHT.” Why? Because they are no longer
our paths but his. Since he is perfect, he can’t
have any fault in him. So the paths must lead
to fullfilling his work, his perfect will, in and
through the life he has given.

7. What is you path like today?