Put God First In Everything

From: Ambassadors For Christ International - John North

Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."

"He will make your paths straight"—that is, the way forward will be obvious to you, and God will remove the obstacles that would keep you from following His will for you. It sounds wonderful, doesn't it? But why are we not experiencing it every day? Notice that there are three conditions to this promise.

Trust in the Lord. When you sense Him leading you and you don't know where you will end up or how you will get through, obey Him anyway. Act on the reality that God is there. If He leads you, you can trust Him. This is not just verbal trust, but the kind that is with all your heart!

Don't rely on your own understanding. Don't try to be the master of your own fate. Don't get the idea that you can plan your way through life. Recognize that you desperately need God's hand in your life, both guiding you and enabling you.

In all your ways acknowledge Him. Make sure that your life shows that God is the One you honor, love and obey.

Meet these three conditions and you can rest in the reality of God's guiding hand.

If you want God to lead you in life, put Him first in everything!