Do you remember the last time you felt completely lost? Maybe you were travelling out of town for the family vacation and driving with the utmost confidence that you knew exactly how to get there. Maybe you weren’t necessarily “lost” but admittedly you “just couldn’t find your way”. Maybe it was a time when you went on a hike through the woods in the mountains and somehow couldn’t remember exactly how to get back where you started. Or maybe it was a time when you walked out of the shopping mall, sports stadium or concert and looked out into a large mass of vehicles in the Parking Lot and couldn’t remember exactly where you parked your car. I can personally look back on times like these in my life with laughter. However, during those times of being lost, it is certainly not amusing at that moment. In fact, at times it can be very stressful, we can feel hopeless and even sometimes afraid depending on the circumstances.
We can also relate to this in day to day life can’t we? In daily life do you ever feel lost or maybe where you just don’t feel like you could find your way? Maybe you’re dealing with a certain situation with family, friends, your job, your health or many other things that life may bring your way. You’re searching for the reason, the right solution or the right direction but as much as you think about it and try to work it out on your own you continue to feel helpless, tired and all the other things that can come with self-dependence. You feel lost or maybe, your telling yourself you just can’t find your way.
It’s during those times that I am reminded that I have an Amazing Savior and Lord that wants to give me strength in my weakness, hope in my hopelessness and direction when I just can’t find my way. One of my favorite scriptures is Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths”. Notice the 3 commands in this passage. “Trust in the Lord”, “Do not lean on your own understanding” and “In all your ways acknowledge Him”. We often times put too much trust in ourselves when we are in the middle of our situations. It’s like those times when we are lost and just keep driving because we “just can’t find our way”. The longer we drive the more humility it will take to have to stop and ask for directions. You see, Trusting in the Lord calls us to Humility and an admittance that His way is better than our own. We often spend much time “thinking” but not much time “praying”. Godly wisdom comes through seeking the Lord in His word and through prayer. James 1:5 reminds us “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given to him”. As we receive God’s guidance through seeking Him in His word and prayer we begin to obey the last command, “In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths”. As we acknowledge the Lord in all our ways He begins to show us what is most important, what our priorities should be and how He can be most glorified in our life through daily Trusting Him. So today, if you are lost or maybe you just can’t find your way, trust in the one who is able to give you direction. Trust in the one who is able to stand firm when you lean on Him. Trust in the one who is able to make your paths straight.
Jason Hicks
On Things Above 