(5) Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; (6) in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
Verses 5-6 present one of the most beautiful truths in the Word of God: that God will guide you through life. God is a personal God and very interested in your life. But before we get there, let’s look at the three parts to having God’s guidance.
These two verses could be written as a mathematical formula: (Trust in the Lord with all your heart + lean not on your own understanding) + in all your ways acknowledge Him = He shall direct your paths.
The couplet in verse 5 shows the importance of not relying on worldly wisdom. God’s ways are much different than our ways. If we do not trust Him completely, forsaking our own understanding, we will not be able to see His guiding. Instead, we will walk down the path of our own choosing, and it would most certainly not be the path that God would have us walk.
To make sure we trust God with all our heart, we are exhorted to acknowledge God in all our ways. This brings the important principle of seeing God at work in all areas of our lives. We may not understand what God is doing, but we should be aware that God is acting and acknowledge that it is indeed God who is at work. This is very important when trials come our way. When life is difficult, we frequently want to complain. However, instead of grumbling or complaining, we should thank God for acting in our lives, remembering that God is sovereign and will always do what is best for us.
The word “acknowledge” comes from the Hebrew word YADA and the word primarily means “to know relationally or experientially.” In all our ways we are “to know Him relationally.” We are to maintain a relationship with God through all circumstances, trusting Him, following Him. As we maintain our relationship with God through Bible study, prayer, and meditation, we will know His direction for our life.
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Related Scriptures: Mat. 6:33; 1 Cor. 10:31; Col.
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“Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All nonsense questions are unanswerable. How many hours are there in a mile? Is yellow square or round? Probably half the questions we ask--half our great theological and metaphysical problems--are like that.” ~ C. S. Lewis - A Grief Observed
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