He who heeds the word wisely will find good, And whoever trusts in the Lord,
happy is he. Prov 16:20 (NKJV)
I love the second part of this verse where is says that once
you trust in the Lord, Happiness follows. How often I find that I do the opposite of
that, how I trust in my own understanding, the understanding that I learned in
the world: from school, by family
traditions, or culture. Having to unlearn all that I have learned and executed
all my life and trusting in what God’s Word says can be quite
difficult. I don’t mean that it is
difficult to trust in the Lord, but that it’s difficult to unlearn and push
those barriers and sometimes mountains, out of the way so that I can see
clearly what the Lord has for me.
Recently the Lord revealed that I have a small problem with
control, and in revealing that I realized that by my trying to control the
situation I forfeited my trust in God. By taking the reigns and running things
my way I only caused grief, heartache and pain, not only for myself but for
those around me, and slowly I began to see that happiness, that I once had, slipping away.
So I went to my closet, and before the Lord, and later to my
family, I confessed and handed the reigns back to Him and almost immediately that
happiness was restored.
Don’t we have a good and merciful Lord that is so
patient to wait for us to come and humble ourselves before Him.
Words to live by!
How have you experienced the Happiness that the Lord gives. Leave a comment you never know who it may touch.
God Bless,
Julia
Jt Designs
www.juliatellier.etsy.com
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Thank you for this lovely devotion.
It is true that when we look to the author of creation for his guidance and advice, things just "work out" - because he's planned it like that.
Thank you for sharing from your heart.
I like to plan out my day, which quite often my plans get interrupted which brings stress. When I left go and just do what I feel like doing things get done and I am happy.
Wonderful post. I have been there & still, once in awhile slip up. But my life is so much better, when i give it all to Him & let Him take care of things. Thy will be done.