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Apr. 8, 2008 - 1-29-08 Weekly Share!
Proverbs 3:5-7 (New Living Translation)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
6 Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.
7 Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
*** This year has been such a growing experience for me. I had gotten so comfortable the last few years. With small babies, toddlers and a grandma who had medical issue's I pulled in and stayed close to just a few friends. Then BAM, this year I plugged into the homeschool community like never before. Not just our monthly support group meetings, but co-op, park day, you name it. In the midst of the busyness my quiet time has become not only quiet, but quick. One of the things I LOVE about the Lord (but I don't love feeling it) is that He never lets me get away with going through the motions outwardly. Once you've tasted a true, personal experience, it's impossible to go back!
The question? How do I trust in the Lord with ALL MY HEART? How do I not rely on my own understanding? (which is flawed) How do I seek HIS will with ALL my heart?
The Anwers? I come to Him empty every morning and enter into a time of private worship. I don't mean music worship, though that's fine. I mean where I sit at the feet of my savior with the full knowledge of who HE is. It's a time where I read, talk and most importantly stop, be STILL and listen.
As I pondered what has changed this year, that has made my quiet time harder than it's been in years I realized that in my busyness I was "full" of things and so when I would sit down in the morning to talk with the Lord nothing he had to offer seemed tempting because I had stuffed myself with the busyness of THIS world. My great-grandma used to say that the best seasoning to a meal was HUNGER. Well, that is the one ingredient I've not been bringing as much. Most times I come stuffed.
The sweet woman in my freedom workshop said it perfectly. (loosely paraphrased)
When I'm not in the Word, I start to lean on my OWN understanding and THAT can get me in TROUBLE!
7 Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
