Trusting God With All Our Hearts

Proverbs 3:5-6 is a popular memory verse. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” We might say we trust God, but what does it mean to trust God with all our hearts? Trusting God with ALL OUR HEARTS means surrendering our fears and uncertainties to God, believing in His goodness and wisdom even when life feels out of control.

What about the next part, “and lean not on your own understanding?” This part of the verse means recognizing our human limitations. Our own perspective of life’s circumstances can be clouded by our human emotions and our memories of previous experiences, which may lead us to make wrong decisions. God knows His plans for us. He always knows what is best for us.

Realizing God’s sovereignty over life’s victories and challenges changes our outlook on life. Trusting God fully and leaning on Him brings peace amid chaos. We can surrender our worries to Him and fully trust Him with our lives. When we seek God’s guidance through prayer and Bible reading instead of relying on our own reasoning, we make better decisions.

Trusting God with all our hearts and not leaning on our own understanding results in resilience through trials. We might not understand why we suffer through a season, but we can trust that God does. Trusting God through life’s challenges provides opportunities for personal spiritual growth, a stronger faith, and a deeper relationship with Jesus.

What do we do when we feel like trusting God with all our hearts and leaning on His understanding instead of our own seems too hard? The answer is this: Pray regularly, read and study the Bible, and surround ourselves with a strong community of Bible-reading believers. It also helps to remember past experiences when God showed his faithfulness to us when our circumstances seemed hopeless.

Trusting God with all our heart and leaning on His understanding is a journey that leads to peace, strength, and a deeper relationship with Him. We can keep moving forward even when we don’t know where we are going, knowing that His love, wisdom, and understanding will anchor us through life’s storms.

Submitting to God

Now that we understand what trusting God with all our hearts and leaning on God’s understanding instead of our own means, let’s look at what it means to submit to God.

Submitting to God is an act of humility and trust. Like trusting God with all our hearts, it means recognizing that God’s wisdom and understanding far exceed our own. When we submit to God, we are saying that we trust Him with our lives, our decisions, and our futures. Submission allows us to let go of our human need for control and instead acknowledge that God’s plans are better than ours.

Fully submitting to God means that we trust Him in ALL areas of our lives – our relationships, our careers, our finances, and our personal ambitions. This degree of submission requires intentionality. When we seek God’s will through prayer and Scripture study, our trust in God and submission to Him shapes our choices and our priorities.

When we trust God, lean on His understanding, and submit to Him, He will make our paths straight. It’s a comforting truth to know we can fully trust Him to shape our journey through life. God will lead us in the right direction, clear obstacles, and provide clarity when we become confused. This doesn’t mean life will be easy, but we can trust God to help us navigate life’s challenges with confidence.

Before you can trust God with all your heart, lean on His understanding, and submit to Him, you must make Him the Lord of your life. You must have a personal relationship with Jesus. To learn more about what this means, go here.

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