Walking a Guided Path

Proverbs 3:6

A simple verse, yet enormous in its truth and application.  The King James Version, which most of us learned at an early age says, "In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."   All that we know of these great proverbs for living is what has been translated from the Hebrew into English.  Different translations and paraphrases of scripture help us in our attempt to fully understand the deepest insights to fully understand what the Father is communicating to us, His children.  So, here are a few other renditions: New Living Translation - Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. New American Standard Bible - In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.  Holman Christian Standard Bible - think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths. 

So, meditating on this verse, you can ask yourself, "Am I truly acknowledging  and seeking Yahwey our great Elohim in every pursuit, in every task, in every focus of my life?"  If I know in my heart that I am doing that, then I can feel confident that the path and direction of my life, my career, and my life experiences are indeed His perfect will for me.

But I am thankful for the preceding verse Proverbs 3:5 which gives a greater explanation and foundation for knowing what it means to acknowledge Him in all my ways.  It says that you must first, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean (or rely upon, depend upon, or trust)  in your own understanding."  Then acknowledge Him in all your ways and He will direct your path!

Well, how else can we possibly understand anything except from the perspective of our own minds? How can we perceive and understand anything in this world apart from the way we perceive and understand everything?  What a great lesson this is from the Old Testament about doing something we are instructed to do in the New Testament: die to self, have the mind of Christ, be transformed by the renewing of your mind, be a living sacrifice, take every thought captive, be an imitator of God!

Living in this realm, this understanding, this obedience  produces a great freedom, peace and ability to stand firm when our circumstances drastically change.  You can truly experience what it is to be calm in the midst of a storm and be standing on a firm foundation though others may fall all around you.  

But know this, that your natural and truly more human nature is not to do any of the above.  But that is why you can be called a holy person--one who is set apart and different from the rest!