Understanding

This morning i was reading Proverbs 20, and i came upon this verse

“The Lord directs our steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?”

If you are anything like me, friend, then you have had a hard time with this particular tenent of scripture. I know that the Lord is directing my steps...that doesn’t bother me...what does bother me is when things don’t necessarily go the way that i think that they should go. Its my understanding (or lack thereof) that drives me crazy. I mean, i really want to understand what is going on and when i don’t, I just go crazy. But I guess that’s the point. If i understood, then it would be all about me. My doing or not doing God’s will would at that point would completely depend on my understanding and then there would be no need to trust the Lord.

And the more that I’m in this season that I’m in, the more I realize that that is exactly what He is asking of me. To trust him...heart and soul...and by the way, completely regardless and independent of whether or not I understand...

If you are where I have been my friend, I encourage you to hang in there. Trust Him, even if you don’t understand. Lean on Him even if you don’t feel His presence. And of course...don’t try to figure it all out! ;-)