Proverbs 3:5-6 Lean On The Lord. Lads to Leaders Convention is next weekend in Orlando, FL Each...
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- Proverbs 3:5-6 Lean On The Lord
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- Lads to Leaders Convention is next weekend in Orlando, FL Each
year, the Sunday before convention, we look at a lesson that is
centered on the theme of the convention Tonight we will spend some
time studying together from the passage selected for this years
theme
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- Lean On The Lord Our young people have studied these verses and
done many projects surrounding it Its one thing to see this verse,
to memorize it, to put it on a bulletin board or piece of paper Its
quite another to understand what it means in a practical way in our
lives and to live by it each day
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- Lean On The Lord The majority of Proverbs are written by the
wise King Solomon Many say they were written as words of wisdom to
his son As practical words of wisdom, all these words are true as
we live before an unchanging God in this world
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- Lean On The Lord 1. Trust in the Lord, not yourself One piece
of advice that Solomon gives here is to put our trust in the Lord
That sounds great and it sounds easy enough, but often we do not
produce it in our lives Too often we struggle with really trusting
in the Lord
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- Lean On The Lord 1. Trust in the Lord, not yourself Its easy to
say that we trust in God We prove it by the way that we live
Trusting in God means believing what He says and becoming obedient
to His will If I trust God, then I believe what He has promised and
I live accordingly
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- Lean On The Lord 1. Trust in the Lord, not yourself The flip
side of that is we are not to lean on our own understanding We can
be deceived and misled very easily by what seems right There is a
way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death
(Prov. 14:12)
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- Lean On The Lord 1. Trust in the Lord, not yourself O Lord, I
know the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks
to direct his own steps (Jer. 10:23) We have no choice but to trust
in the Lord if we wish to navigate through this life David knew all
about trusting in God
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- Lean On The Lord 1. Trust in the Lord, not yourself Psalm 5:11;
22:4-5; 25:2-3; 31:19; 32:10; 33:21; 37:3,5; 40:4; 44:6-8; 49:6-7;
56:3-4, 11 Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him (Job 13:15) We
should put our trust in our creator, the God who never lies (He who
promised is faithful Heb. 10:23)
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- Lean On The Lord 2. Always acknowledge God Solomon says that we
should acknowledge God in all our ways We are pretty good at
acknowledging God in times of need Do we still acknowledge God in
times of our prosperity, when things are going good?
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- Lean On The Lord 2. Always acknowledge God God knows our
tendencies as humans, to forget Him when things start going good
Deuteronomy 8:11-18 Paul said we should acknowledge God by thanking
Him in prayer (Phil. 4:6) We should do all with Him in mind (Col.
3:17)
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- Lean On The Lord 2. Always acknowledge God This was the idea
behind Ebenezer (Stone of Help I Sam. 7:12) The Israelites
recognized the help and presence of God in their lives Do we
acknowledge God in all that happens to us in this life, whether
good or bad?
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- Lean On The Lord 3. God will direct our paths If we trust in
God (not ourselves) and acknowledge Him in all we do, then God will
direct our paths Both trusting in God and acknowledging Him
requires time spent within His word It is there that we find the
wisdom and direction God offers
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- Lean On The Lord 3. God will direct our paths God has said that
He will lead us throughout scriptures (Ps. 25:8-9; Is. 48:17) James
says that wisdom comes from God (Jam. 1:5; 3:17-18) It is
impossible for God to direct the one who trusts in himself over
God
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- Lean On The Lord 3. God will direct our paths God is not going
to force direction upon us in our lives Those who submit to His
teachings shall receive the direction they need in their lives The
straight path directed by God is the best path (Heb. 12:13)