The Scripture above is one of the most quoted and most famous in the Bible. It is found in the Book of Proverbs, which is a book of wisdom for living a righteous life that pleases God. If you are a Christian, how many times have you read these verses? My guess is many times. Here in America, we see Proverbs 3:5-6 written on everything from magnets to coffee mugs. It is a powerful Scripture, but how many times do we actually take into consideration the phrase “in all your ways?”
If you have walked with Jesus for awhile, then you know that trusting the Lord is not always easy. In fact, sometimes it is downright scary and hard. How do we trust the Lord? Well, this Scripture in Proverbs is a great place to start!
We trust in the Lord with all our heart and we don’t lean on our own understanding. That is the first step. Seek the Lord first and ask Him for wisdom and understanding! We should love Jesus first and set Him apart as Lord in our hearts! Rely on Jesus to help you understand your life, and trust Him!
“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”
1 Peter 3:15
As we see in the Scripture, we also trust in the Lord by acknowledging Him in all our ways! In all your ways acknowledge Him! Not just some of your ways or the ways you feel comfortable handing over to Him; all your ways. Jesus can be trusted to take care of all our ways and if we give it all to Him, He will make our paths straight!
When we lift up our cares, concerns, and everything else in our lives to the Lord, He guides us and shows us the way! We will be lifted up like that hot air balloon in the picture as the Lord faithfully leads us in the plans He has for us! Does your path feel crooked today? Do you need some help? Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean on His understanding, acknowledge Him in all your ways, and He will make your paths straight! Jesus will help you! Come to Jesus! He loves you and He wants to care for you!
I have suffered two chronic illnesses for almost eight years now. I can testify that the Lord has never left me and He has given me understanding regarding my suffering. He always makes my paths straight as I acknowledge Him in all my ways! That Scripture is a promise you can rely on! Thank You Jesus!
Whatever you need help with today, give it to Jesus! Acknowledge Him and trust in Him with all your heart and give Him all your ways! If you don’t know Jesus, I recommend coming to Him today! Today is the day of salvation because we don’t know if we will get a tomorrow! Jesus died for us all, so we could be free from sin and death! That is the greatest news the world could ever hear!
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Jesus speaking in John 3:16
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23
“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Romans 10:9
We all need Jesus and Jesus is the only One who can make our paths straight! We cannot rely on our own understanding of things. We need the wisdom of God by the power of the Holy Spirit! Do you want understanding? Do you want the paths in your life to be straight? Lift up all your ways, every single one of them, to the Lord today, and witness the power of that promise come alive in your life! Jesus is Lord, trust Him!
Grace and peace to you all!
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12
Amen. Trusting Jesus day by day. 🍁
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Amen! 🙂 Blessings sister!
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Amen! My life verse and it’s a daily choice to abide.
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Amen Cecilia! Very wise, thank you! God bless you!
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What a great reminder, Ryan! We do sometimes forget that part that says “In ALL your ways acknowledge Him”. At least I do. God bless you, brother. I pray you have a blessed day in His presence. Dee
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Thanks Dee, amen! I think we all forget sometimes, myself included. 🙂 I am still praying for you! So glad you are healing well from that injury! God bless you too!
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Thank you, Ryan!
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Precious Truth to overcome, unto Life. Thank you Ryan. I praise God every time i see your profile pic, bending forward(humbly), faithfully, Glorifying His Holy Name, gently and with so much love, as if unto JESUS Himself, looking after His sheep. God bless you brother, you and yours.💙🙏
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Thank you brother, all glory to God! God bless you and your family too!
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Thank you for pointing out in such a wonderful way that we need to remember to trust Jesus and acknowledge Him in all our ways. In the times that I do that I receive comfort, hope, and contentment that I am being taken care of by Him. I think I do that most of the time, but you got me thinking, “Do I always?” So, I will be praying that I will be more aware of trusting and acknowledging in all the things that I do. You wrote a very important post today, Ryan, and done very well! Praise God for loving us so. I hope you are enjoying this beautiful fall day. Love you.
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Thanks Mom, amen! That is a good question for all of us to ask ourselves every day! It is a nice day here today, definitely enjoying the weather lately. Gets warm during the day, then we have the crisp cool Rocky Mountain air at night and in the morning. Definitely getting colder. I was in a lot of pain yesterday, but the Lord took care of it and I’m doing much better this morning. Have a blessed day Mom, love you!
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I am so relieved to hear you’re not having yesterday’s pain, Ry and doing much better! It’s beautiful here today, too. I should be out at least sitting in the shade enjoying the breeze. I’m waiting to see if my antibiotics are ready for pick up…I believe I have strep and am feeling head achy and a bad sore throat since Saturday. It will get better as soon as I start on the antibiotic though.
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I’ll be praying for you Mom. Take it easy and get some rest. Love you!
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Amen! Sir Ryan, Indeed, the Lord will always be in our side. 🙂
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Amen sister! God bless!😊🌺
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God bless you too Sir Ryan 🙂
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Thanks for the encouragement in the Lord, Ryan! May we all acknowledge Him more in everything we say and do. Have a blessed rest of the day!
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Amen, thanks Tom! God bless!
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Amen and Amen.
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Thank you, Blessings! 🙂
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To you also,
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As always, very inspirational post and great reminder. Give all things to Him!! God bless and keep after it Ryan! Great blog!
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Thanks Kirt! I appreciate the encouragement, God bless!
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amen and amen 🙂 I love the fact that throughout that with every post, Ryan you lead people to Jesus Christ and salvation through HIM
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Thank you Brenda! Glory to God! Blessings to you and your fam!😊
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Yes! Such a good reminder to trust him in all the ways!
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Amen! Blessings!
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Relying on Him is the best choice though as you have put it, it is not the easy choice
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Amen! It is a narrow road following Jesus for sure! God bless!
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What lovely reflections Ryan!
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Thank you Arlene, glory to God! God bless!
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Thank you Ryan! I have had to come back to this passage many times and try to live it. Thank you for your wonderful encouragement through this passage.
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Thanks Matt, glory to God! I have had to read that Scripture many times myself. 🙂 God is so good and faithful to us! God bless!
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Great encouragement Ryan. God bless you .
Thank you for reaching out with your posts to the glory of our God.
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Amen, thank you Sonrisa! God bless you!
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A beautiful post, Ryan. Blessings, my friend!
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Thank you Cindy, glory to God! God bless you!
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