By Pastor Bob DeKlavon
I am experiencing with my 3-year-old grandson what happened 30 some years ago with my daughters.
There is just something about kids jumping into the arms of their father or grandfather.
As I thought of my 3-year-old, I was reminded of the following:
ONE—Unbridled joy—just a HUGE smile and laughter accompanying.
TWO—Repetition—if it was good once why not do it again…and again…and again.
THREE—Trust—never a doubt that grandpa will catch him—and so he jumps.
Some of the most familiar verses in the Bible have to do with trust.
They come from Proverbs 3.
On May 11—I wrote about Proverbs 3:9-10.
Today—I want to focus on Proverbs 3:5-6.
It says:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
As usual—The Message paraphrase brings this out well when it says:
Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track.
What I find is that I can trust God with ‘many’ things but not necessarily ‘everything.’
Consequently—I trust with some of my heart but not all.
But think about this with me—what if my grandson only trusted ‘some?’
What if he was not sure I would catch him?
Rather than unbridled joy there would be a bit of apprehension.
Solomon’s exhortation is that we would:
Give God ALL our heart.
That we would acknowledge God in all our ways.
That we would not be left to figuring anything out on our own.
The result is a clear sense of where we are going and…..more trust.
I find when I can give God EVERYTHING—I have unbridled joy.
This leads to repetition as I trust Him over and over and over again.
This leads to a deeper trust in the One Who will never drop me.