Trust Fall into the Arms of God

May 3: Proverbs 3 – Trust the Lord

A trust fall is a team-building activity where one person is told to fall backwards, trusting the members of a group to catch them. Most of the time you are standing on the floor. However, sometimes the person falling is up on a platform while everyone else is down on the ground. This adds an entirely new level of trust to the game! You really have to trust these people at least for a split second in order to do this. Could you do it?

1 My son, don’t forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commands;
2 for they will bring you many days, a full life, and well-being.
3 Never let loyalty and faithfulness leave you. Tie them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding;
6 think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths.
7 Don’t consider yourself to be wise; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
8 This will be healing for your body and strengthening for your bones.
9 Honor the Lord with your possessions and with the first produce of your entire harvest;
10 then your barns will be completely filled, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 Do not despise the Lord’s instruction, my son, and do not loathe His discipline;
12 for the Lord disciplines the one He loves, just as a father, the son he delights in.

Wisdom Brings Happiness

13 Happy is a man who finds wisdom and who acquires understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver, and her revenue is better than gold.
15 She is more precious than jewels; nothing you desire compares with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left, riches and honor.
17 Her ways are pleasant, and all her paths, peaceful.
18 She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who hold on to her are happy.
19 The Lord founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
20 By His knowledge the watery depths broke open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
21 Maintain [your] competence and discretion. My son, don’t lose sight of them.
22 They will be life for you and adornment for your neck.
23 Then you will go safely on your way; your foot will not stumble.
24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.
25 Don’t fear sudden danger or the ruin of the wicked when it comes,
26 for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from a snare.

Treat Others Fairly

27 When it is in your power, don’t withhold good from the one to whom it is due.
28 Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later. I’ll give it tomorrow”-when it is there with you.
29 Don’t plan any harm against your neighbor, for he trusts you and lives near you.
30 Don’t accuse anyone without cause, when he has done you no harm.
31 Don’t envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
32 for the devious are detestable to the Lord, but He is a friend to the upright.
33 The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous;
34 He mocks those who mock, but gives grace to the humble.
35 The wise will inherit honor, but He holds up fools to dishonor.

I tried really hard to choose a verse that isn’t so well known, but God just kept bringing me back to verses 5 & 6 which say, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths.” These verses have encouraged me many times over the years.

What does it mean to trust the Lord with all of your heart? It means to trust Him in every circumstance even when it doesn’t make sense and everything in you wants to trust your gut and react rather than wait for the Lord to work.

Today’s scriptures are about trusting God rather than our own understanding. Imagine Trust Falling into His arms with every problem, every fear, and every emotion…everything! Our own understanding will drop us on the ground flat on our back every time because we don’t have the full picture. But praise God, He knows all and will guide us on the right paths if we will trust Him.

Are you willing to fall into the arms of Jesus? How do we develop that kind of trust? It requires relationship. It’s easier to fall and trust that you will be caught when you really know the people that are catching you. In order for us to trust the Father, we need to have a personal relationship with Him. The better we know Him, the more fully we can trust Him in every single aspect of our lives!