Joanne Sher: Editor/Proofreader : Word-Filled Wednesday: Trust and Acknowledge

I've got a guest post over at the INCREDIBLE blog Adding Zest to your Nest today. Check out my fictional piece Rise and Shine. It might just give you some food for thought on confidence in your marriage.

Welcome to my contribution to Word-Filled Wednesday, hosted this week by the lovely Christy at Critty Joy. Be sure to stop by her blog for more visual inspiration from Scripture.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on you own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

Often when I'm following my own understanding, all I can see ahead of me is a huge drop into the unknown. So, I want to turn back and try another way, thinking that maybe I missed a turn, or I was following the wrong voice. My lack of trust in the Lord makes me doubt the path He has put me on. It's easier logically to trust my eyes and my own thought processes. But that's not what God asks us to do.

Don't trust your eyes - trust ME. Don't acknowledge your fears and doubts: acknowledge ME. Don't walk on paths of your own making: stay on MY path.

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21 comments:

DeniseAugust 19, 2009
I have always loved this verse.
RobbieAugust 19, 2009
Enjoyed your Rise & Shine writing!!
SnoWhiteAugust 19, 2009
Beautiful. Thank you for this reminder, and your writing today.
gengenAugust 19, 2009
Oh we have the same verse and I love it...happy WFW! TC
Yvonne BlakeAugust 19, 2009
Great story on Zest !
SusanAugust 19, 2009
I really liked this, "don't trust your eyes, trust me"...

I'll meditate on this one!

Have a blessed WFW♥
Beth in NCAugust 19, 2009
I love that scripture. Happy WFW! I'll try to hop over to the other places later today.
Wisdom for TodayAugust 19, 2009
One of my favs! Thanks for sharing. Happy WFW:)
ozjaneAugust 19, 2009
That is a very special verse for me.Thanks.
AndreaAugust 19, 2009
Great verse! It is always a mess when I trust myself rather than GOD.
Blessings, andrea
LaurenAugust 19, 2009
WOW! What a powerful picture to go with that verse! I love it!!
CathyAugust 19, 2009
A great WFW ~
ChelleAugust 19, 2009
Great post! AMEN!
loriAugust 19, 2009
I have been coming to this one quite a bit lately...TRUSTING HIM and leaning NOT on my own understanding....sometimes it's not easy...and THIS was a perfect reminder!

peace,

lori
Mary MossAugust 19, 2009
As always, a great post! :-)
AnonymousAugust 19, 2009
such a timely reminder for me....Thanks Joanne! And gorgeous photo with that powerful verse :)
AnonymousAugust 19, 2009
I like this one... I have been trying to be less of a "Super Mom" so I can be a happier mom and I have had to surrender a lot of my ways to live with more of his ways ... Renee'
AmydeanneAugust 19, 2009
Beautiful Joanne!
LaureenAugust 20, 2009
Thanks for the reminder.We all need to be always be reminded to trust in the Lord ALWAYS as in... ALWAYS.he!he!
Billy CoffeyAugust 20, 2009
Loved your story, Joanne. Well done!
AlexAugust 20, 2009
A great verse - I have seen it multiple times today :) Blessings as you lean on His understanding!