Faith to Trust

Proverbs 3:5-6Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.1. Trust in the LordProverbs 3:5a Trust in the Lord with all your heartTendency: To question His characterInvitation: To trust that He is good and is working good“Faith is predicated on trust, not understanding. Will you still trust God, even when you don'tunderstand what He is doing?” Christine Caine2. Train your heartProverbs 3:5a Trust in the Lord with all your heartTendency: Trust in our feelingsInvitation: Train and test our hearts to align with His desiresMark 12:30And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with allyour mind and with all your strength.Jeremiah 17:9aThe heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure3. LeanProverbs 3:5bAnd lean not on your own understanding;Tendency: To place my trust in untrustworthy thingsInvitation: Submit to His wisdom and omnipotenceMY UnderstandingTendency: To trust what I knowInvitation: To experience supernatural wisdom1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, butto us who are being saved it is the power of God.4. In All Your WaysProverbs 3:6In all your ways acknowledge Him,And He shall direct your paths.Tendency: We trust Him onceInvitation: To grow our faith5. He will make your paths straightProverbs 3:6In all your ways acknowledge Him,And He shall direct your paths.Tendency: To assume that bumpy roads are not God’s willInvitation: Trust His direction because of His characterIt’s not ease that is an indicator of God’s favor and presence, it’s His peace.