Faithfulness (The Fruit of the Spirit in You)

Faithfulness                                                                            Day 74

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding.

Proverbs 3:5

Runners may repeat a saying or mantra to themselves in times when they become tired and seek motivation to reach the end of their race. Many Christians also utilize this strategy with scripture when encountering challenging times in life. Proverbs 3:5 is one such scripture. It reminds us that the Lord has the answer to our situation and will see us through.

Even though we have learned and know to trust in God, we may still exclude God from our thinking on a regular basis. We choose not to lean on Him. Instead, we rely on our personal knowledge and understanding for answers to our difficult problems, without even considering God’s will. This is not an exercise of faith or trust. This is not leaning on God.

The act of leaning requires us to be off balance and unsteady. It requires that we acknowledge that someone or something is strong enough to support and stabilize us. We can be fully stable when we are wholeheartedly committed to leaning on and trusting in the support God. By being faithful, we learn to lean on Him.

Our own understanding may provide theories about our situations, our lives, and even our creation. However, trusting in God with a whole heart gives us a firm foundation that is more than a theory. Trusting in God is what occurs when we are faithful and seek Him to direct our paths. Let us reveal to the world that we are full of faith by being faithful.

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