Living God's Way

Read Proverbs 3:5-6

We have so many options in life; so many ways we can go with our decisions, our relationships, spending our money and dealing with our health issues.  You name it, we have all sorts of ways we can respond to what's happening in our lives.  However, God is perfectly clear in how He wants us living.  He wants us living God's way not our way.

Often it's easier for us to think of others living one way vs. living God's way.  Because we have a different perspective when we're not in the middle of something so we can see things more clearly when it's not us but someone else we're seeing living their way instead of God's.  But what about us?  Isn't our relationship with God about us and God, and not about others and God?  Sure we're supposed to live in relationship with others and encourage Godly living, the Bible is filled with wisdom for all of us to love others in ways that inspire Godly living.  But what about us?

It's much more difficult for us to check the way we're living and really see if we're living God's way or our own way.  And while it's difficult, it's not impossible.  Proverbs 3:5-6 is one of my favorite passages in all of Scripture because in order for us to live God's way, we must follow what this Proverb says.

It all begins with trust.  Trusting God in all things with all our heart and not trusting in our way.  Proverbs says we're not to lean on our own understanding.  You see God's way is filled with wisdom, Godly wisdom that is so much more than just knowledge.  It's applied knowledge because it reveals God knows best. 

Next, in all our ways we are to acknowledge Him.  This shows us that in everything and every area of our lives we're to say to God, "what do you say about this Lord."  You see again God knows best; He knows better than you and me because well He's God and we are not.

This proverb ends with a promise that if and when we submit our will to His, God will set our paths straight.  Listen our lives won't be perfect but they will be right before Him whom we exist to serve with our lives.

Living God's way is all about trusting and submitting to Him.  This isn't about us trying harder or doing more.  It's simply about listening and following Him.  And the coolest thing about all this is God gives us the power and ability to do this by giving us the Holy Spirit, the third person of the trinity to come along side us and empower us to listen and follow.  So in the end, at the end of the day living God's way is possible because He makes it possible!