W
hat these verses instruct is
easier said than done. Many
of us have trust issues, caus-
ing us to trust God only to a certain de-
gree. We might allow God into our lives
up to a point, but then we take back
control and, once again, lean on our own
understanding. Is this really trusting
in God? Is this the best offering we can
give to Him?
A number of years ago, my eldest son
was standing on the top of his bunk bed,
and when I rounded the corner into his
room he leapt into my arms, shouting,
"Catch me, Daddy!" Caught off guard,
I almost didn't catch him. He didn't
know if I would catch him, he just leapt.
This instance brings to mind those
two verses in Proverbs 3. In order to
truly acknowledge Him we have to take
a leap of faith. We have to leap and
trust that God will catch us. We have
to stop trusting completely in our own
feeble human understanding and begin
trusting in God, who created us. Don't
you believe He knows what He is doing?
Then take the leap!
Captain Scott Strissel is corps officer for
The Salvation Army in Brainerd, Minnesota.
by
CAPTAIN SCOTT STRISSEL
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