Proverbs 3:5 (AMP)
“Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart
and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.”
Some days it can be tempting to just see things as you are perceiving them to be. Many times our experiences of the past may be dictating how we are viewing things today. We can tend to view things from the “glasses” of our formed opinions and thoughts and we can fall short of seeing things as God sees them. If we are leaning on our own understanding we are limiting ourselves from believing God to do the great and impossible things in our lives. We need to remember that God is always seeing the bigger picture and He sees how all is working together for the good if we trust in Him.
Now if we are leaning on God and trusting in Him, it is truly a wonderful thing. Leaning upon God will bring rest to our souls. Sometimes in the midst of life’s hard blows it can cause us to be weary and tired. Now let us think about those times you may have been tired, and you stopped to lean against something to take a break.
Psalm 37:7
Amplified Bible
“Be still and rest in the Lord; wait for Him and patiently lean yourself upon Him…”
The psalmist was encouraging us to stop and lean on God and do it with patience. Today I encourage you that if you are needing rest and refreshment in your soul to STOP, BE STILL, AND PATIENTLY LEAN YOURSELF UPON HIM! Wait patiently and as you do so, expect for Him to refresh you and cause new strength to rise up from within you. God is good!