Thursday... Yes, let's rely confidently!

Proverbs 3:5 (AMP), "Trust and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight or understanding."

Thursday... Yes, let's rely confidently!

Yes, there is power in positive thinking. I have made it a challenge in my life to do that. But it really does make a difference on whom we rely.

Now Proverbs 3:5 is a great place to go for insight on reliance. It shows both sides. The Amplified Bible says "Trust and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight or understanding."

Of course it can be so easy to rely on ourselves and our experiences and our own insight and understanding, can't it? Now those last two words, insight and understanding are interesting. But can we rely confidently with all our heart on our own insight and understanding? Another good question.

Look at verse 11. It says, "Do not reject or take lightly the discipline of the Lord [learn from your mistakes and the testing that comes from His correction through discipline]; Nor despise His rebuke." Yes, we make mistakes. And God has to correct our course sometimes through discipline. Verse 12 says, "For those whom the Lord loves He corrects, even as a father corrects his son in whom he delights."

And verses 13-15 goes on to say,, "Happy [blessed, considered fortunate, to be admired] is the man who finds [skillful and godly] wisdom, and the man who gains understanding and insight [learning from God's word and life's experiences], for wisdom's profit is better than the profit of silver, and her gain is better than fine gold." So we can gain understanding and insight by learning from God's word and life's experiences.

And then verses 19-20 (NLT) says, "By wisdom the Lord founded the earth; by understanding he created the heavens. By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth, and the dew settles beneath the night sky." By the way, have you founded any earths or created any heavens lately?

Verses 22-23, "My child, don't lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them. for they will refresh your soul. They are like jewels on a necklace. They keep you safe on your way."

And verse 35 in The Message says, "Wise living gets rewarded with honor; stupid living gets the booby prize." I love that!

So let's rely confidently on the Lord and not rely on our own insight or understanding. That is the wise thing to do. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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