Thursday, May 8th, 2025
I love when I come across one scripture that fully captures the phase I find myself in spiritually. It has a way of both comforting me and giving me hope that I will overcome. That happened for me recently with Proverbs 28:26 (NKJV):
26 He who trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But whoever walks wisely will be delivered.
Let’s look at the original Hebrew for a few words from this scripture. Strong’s Definition for “trusts” is to hie for refuge, be confident or sure. “Heart” is actually the word for our feelings, will and intellect. “Delivered” means to be smooth, to escape (as if by slipperiness) (Blue Letter Bible). I have tried to take refuge in my feelings, will and intellect, but it has proved to be a holey umbrella in a downpour, a leaf-less tree on a scorching summer day and an empty fireplace in the depths of winter.
Too much of my time has been spent living as a fool and trusting in my own abilities. At times it has brought success and temporary enjoyment, but it has resulted in much more disappointment and continued longing. Not to mention the drain on my body from thinking I was even capable of doing all the things. But now I find myself at a crux. I can continue on with my substandard refuge or I can run to the fortress that has never failed. Only from that fortress will I be able to escape all the arrows and bombs that are thrown my way.
Each little step I take towards that fortress I find that God feeds my faith more and more. When I say, God I don’t know what to do, but I am trusting that you do, then eventually some little tidbit of heavenly wisdom pops in my head. But if I am running around trying to find the solution from what I see and what I know I will end up wasting much more time and energy with no guarantee that my solution will work.
Look at what this scripture says in the Passion Translation:
26 Self-confident know-it-alls will prove to be fools. But when you lean on the wisdom from above, you will have a way to escape the troubles of your own making
Final Thoughts…
Lord, thank you for your patience as I learn how to trust in Your wisdom and Your timing. I am getting weary of trying to do this life in my own strength and intellect. Forgive me for how long it has taken me to come to this realization. I know Your ways are better than my ways. Show me how to live that way. Correct me when I start to trail off on my own. I don’t want to waste any more ticks of the clock or joules of energy on anything apart from You. When my mind and soul try to run ahead remind me to just be still and trust in You.