Follow The Leader (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 shall direct your paths." ~ Proverbs 3:5-6

How do we follow the leader, i.e. how do we allow God to make the decisions in our lives, and not we ourselves?

Proverbs 3:5-6 has the answer.

To follow the leader, we must:

1. Trust Him - we must believe that He knows what's best for us (Jeremiah 29:13) and is working all things together for our good (Romans 8:28);
2. Lean not on our own understanding - we must not rely on our own thoughts, feelings, emotions, experiences, etc. They are fleeting, ever-changing, and unreliable;
3. Acknowledge Him - we must ask God to lead our decision-making and acknowledge that He has a better way of doing things than we do;
4. In all of our ways - we must do these three things in everything, no matter how big or how small

If we follow this 4-step process, God has promised to direct our paths.

Seems easy, right?

More to come in the days ahead.

God bless,
J.W.