At the minimum, we do trust in the LORD. Thus, we keep reading the Word of God, pray to Him as our Heavenly Father, honour Him with our tithes and offerings, fellowship with other believers, pray for the sick, make disciples of all nations, and so forth.
However, it is a higher level of believing when we can trust in the LORD fully, completely and without wavering. The challenge is to keep trusting in the LORD in spite of discouraging circumstances such as when: we do not have any breakthrough to advance towards our dream; we are thrown in the lions' den or fiery furnace; or we have just experienced a shipwreck.
As believers we are still susceptible to forget God's Word and operate with a carnal mind. This happens when we allow fear (i.e., false evidence appearing real) and circumstances to take our eyes away from the Word of God -- the truth which can set us free from all manner of sin, such as the lack of faith, which displeases God.
Our understanding is very finite, indeed. Let the words of our infinite, omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient God speaks louder to us than all the things this world has to offer. "Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh and strength to your bones." Proverbs 3:7-8 (NKJV)
So, to what extent, do we acknowledge God in our ways, let alone all of our ways? I submit that the more in tune we are to the frequency of God's radio station manned by the Holy Spirit and let His Word guide us, the more conscious we will be to interact with the Holy Spirit as our Senior Partner and live life in tandem with His leading and instruction.
Lest we forget, "For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God." 1 Corinthians 2:11-12 (NKJV)
As we are led by the Holy Spirit, He will make straight or smooth, the paths that we take. If we can acknowledge and receive such an immense gift as our salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, trusting God fully and acknowledging Him in all our ways need to part of our DNA as His new creation.
Truly, as we trust God wholeheartedly and undertake all our endeavours in God's way, He will be glorified though us. ""Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth, for in these I delight," says the LORD." Jeremiah 9:23-24 (NKJV)
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