#proverbs 3:5-6

[bill2424]

....imma hafta make some more masterposts for my art. My Portfolio can't take any more links.:(

[joypromisedblessings]

[walkswithmyfather]

1 Kings 18:36-39 (NLT). [36] “At the usual time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command. [37] O Lord, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O Lord, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself.” [38] Immediately the fire of the Lord flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the trench! [39] And when all the people saw it, they fell face down on the ground and cried out, “The Lord—he is God! Yes, the Lord is God!”

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT). [5] “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. [6] Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.”

“Building Muscles of Faith” by In Touch Ministries:

“Do you want a stronger faith? Each day is an opportunity to practice trusting God.”

“Have you ever wished for stronger faith? Faith is like a muscle, which must be exercised in order to become strong.”

As Christians, we are to trust in God for everything, not just for salvation (Proverbs 3:5-6). The growth of faith is a process that involves increasing degrees of trust throughout life. Weak faith hopes that God will do what He says, but strong faith knows He is faithful to accomplish all He says He will do.

Elijah was a man of great faith who saw challenges as opportunities for God to work. The prophet also believed in the Father’s supernatural ability. So can you. The Lord may not do every miraculous thing you ask, but He does some extraordinary work in and through each person who trusts in Him and is obedient.

You may think you’re not good enough for God to use you, but the Bible is filled with examples of flawed people whom God selected for service. He isn’t looking for perfection, but for people who believe in and rely on Him. He doesn’t simply work through people of faith; He transforms them (Romans 12:1-2).

Start by reading God’s Word to learn His will. Each day is an opportunity to grow in this area. Ask the Lord to show you verses that apply to your circumstances. If you follow His lead, your faith muscles will grow, and He will be glorified.”

[Photo thanks to Victor Freitas at Unsplash]

[pretentious-librarian]

“lean not on your own understanding” fucked. me. up. yes, i understand the context in which it was written thousands of years ago but i’m not talking about that. i’m talking about how that verse has been weaponized by modern evangelical christianity to abuse and maintain control over people. to smother any critical thinking, resistance, independence, individualism, and more. this post doesn’t have a point. i am just pissed about my religious trauma and all the fighting i had to do just to trust my gut, my instincts, and my own critical thinking. i’m angry about all the years of loving, growing, and discovering myself that i lost to the spiritual abuse from the church.

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Trust in the Lord with all your Heart

5 Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart And do not rely on your own insight or understanding. 6 In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him, And He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way].

5 Confía en el Señor con todo tu corazón, y no te apoyes en tu propio entendimiento.

6 Reconócele en todos tus caminos, y Él enderezará tus sendas. — Proverbs 3:5-6 | Amplified Bible (AMP) and La Biblia de las Américas (LBLA) The Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved and La Biblia de las Américas © 1986, an original work translated from the Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek directly into modern Spanish. Cross References: Numbers 9:20; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Nehemiah 7:5; Psalm 37:3; Psalm 37:5; Proverbs 22:19; Proverbs 23:4; Philippians 4:6; James 1:5

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What Does It Mean to Trust in the Lord With All Your Heart?

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[shutterandsentence]

"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."

--Proverbs 3:5-6

Photo: Hilton Head, South Carolina

[theshoesofatiredman]

"do not lean on your own understanding; lean on God's understanding"

I actually am not capable of escaping my own consciousness. Any and all understandings that are not my own end up getting filtered through my own ability to understand.

"oh but God can just make you understand"

HMMM convenient that he can make me understand something now in order to justify this proverb, but when it comes to explaining suffering it's all "the Lord works in mysterious ways that we can never hope to understand."

I only have my own understanding to lean on.

"Your heart is deceitful. Your emotions fluctuate and you can't trust them."

This is like saying that if you're reading updates to a news article throughout the day, the article can't be trusted because it's changing. Just because things fluctuate, doesn't mean they aren't trustworthy. Emotions provide you information about your body and its needs. Just like the updated news article, some of it is going to be useful for making decisions and some of it won't be. Robust, emotionally intelligent education about managing our emotions and knowing what to do with them is necessary here. Our emotions aren't inherently false, nor should they be discarded wholecloth. Teaching people they can't trust their emotions is worse than not teaching people anything at all about how to deal with their emotions, because it comes with actively harmful practices.

Telling people they cannot trust their emotions, and that they can only truly trust a being outside themselves, hinders the development of healthy emotional regulation skills and increases susceptibility to abuse and manipulation.