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I Put My Trust in Jesus



"I TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL OF MY HEART."
I have accepted Jesus as both my Savior and Lord. He is my Savior because He died for my sins that separated me from God. He is my Lord because He leads the direction of my life. I have turned over everything and allowed Him to lead my life.

"I LEAN NOT ON MY OWN UNDERSTANDING."
Jesus said that He is, "The Alpha and the Omega" (Revelation 1:8). That means as God, He can see the beginning of all things as clearly as He can see the ending. With this knowledge, He is uniquely qualified to lay out a plan for my life. Jesus isn't making up things as He goes along. He knows where each and every step I take will lead.

"IN ALL MY WAYS, I ACKNOWLEDGE HIM."
I include Jesus, I seek His will, in all aspects of my life - not just the big decisions. I pray for His leadership, I have to read the Bible (What does the Bible say about a decision I am about to make? God communicates to me through His Word - James 1:22), and I have to see what circumstances He put before me to influence my decision (That could mean advice from a friend or hearing a message at church or events could take place that leads me one way or the other).

"AND HE WILL MAKE MY PATH STRAIGHT."
Life is hard to understand sometimes. Things happen to me every day that make me ask, "Why is it like this?" I must remember though that things don't make sense to me because of my perspective. I am seeing life one event at a time. So often, life seems to be a set of random events that aren't connected. But, the Lord knows how everything will turn out. From His perspective He sees how events are connected and promises that, "all thing work together for the good of those who love God" (Romans 8:28). Some lives are harder than others. I don't know why that is - only Jesus knows that - but I do know that no matter what life brings me, I won't be going through it alone. Jesus will be with me every step of the way.

Based on Proverbs 3:5-6

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