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"Put your trust in the Lord!"
Frederick A. Landy, MAML
Scripture:
Proverbs 3:5-8
DEFINE “TRUST”
Considered a noun
Also a:
VERB:
trust·ed, trusting, trusts
VERB:
intr.
1. To have or place reliance; depend: Trust in the Lord. Trust to destiny.
2. to be confident; hope
3. To sell on credit.
Trust. American Heritage Dictionary [online]. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006-2009, accessed June 06, 2012, from http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/trust/. Internet.
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Proverbs 3:5
- Trust in the Lord ---COMPLETELY DEPEND UPON THE LORD.
- With All your heart ---NOT PARTIALLY, BUT TOTALLY.
- Lean not on your own understanding---seek the counsel of the Lord!
Proverbs 3:6
- NOT IN SOME OF OUR WAYS, but in all our ways, let us acknowledge the Lord, so that our lives will be in line with his will for our lives.
- The BIBLICAL EQUATION OF Verses 5-6:
If WE,
Trust in the Lord with all [our] heart + lean not on [our] own understanding + in all [our] ways submit to him = [God] WILL MAKE [our] paths straight.
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Proverbs 3:7
- There is no person more FRUSTRATED and FULL OF ANXIETY than a person who is being wise in their own eyes.
- PROVERBS 9:10, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”
Proverbs 3:8
- When we begin to relieve ourselves of WORRYING, being anxious, DEPRESSED, and FULL OF STRESS, our bodies can begin to bring about positive health results for us.
- The BIBLICAL EQUATION OF Verses 7-8:
If WE,
DO NOT BE WISE IN [OUR] OWN EYES + FEAR THE LORD AND SHUN EVIL = THIS WILL BRING HEALTH TO [OUR BODIES] AND NOURISHMENT TO [OUR] BONES.
A FINAL POINT to be made!
- We must always remember that it is not our will, but God’s will to be done in our lives.
- What we go through in life, many times may not feel good, but let us remind ourselves that it is working out for our good.
- Romans 8:28:
- “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
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