“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 Reading this familiar verse this morning, I began to contemplate what it is to trust in the Lord with all my heart. We generally hear and use the phrase, “with all my heart,” in contexts where it’s […]
“Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving” Colossians 4:2 Being watchful. This can speak of self-awareness, a guarding of one’s thoughts and perspectives – guarding for truth, for humility, for trust. It can also speak of faith. A watchful expectation that God will come through, that He will hear. The latter is […]
“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life… Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.” Proverbs 4:23, 26 These verses struck me this morning as pictures of such intentionality. We are not to live our lives simply coasting. Rather, we keep attentive watch […]
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 It can be so difficult to trust in the Lord when we don’t understand. This verse doesn’t even leave us the option of trusting Him “for the most part” yet still holding doubts. It says to trust […]
In Pleasant Places 