What IF

A life of "what ifs"...Proverbs 3:5 says "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding." Every time I think back to a "what if" time in my life....what if I did that better, what if I did that right, what if I didn't do that at all....those are the times I was not "trusting the Lord with all my heart", those are the direct times I was "leaning on my own understanding". I say this through many tough lessons in my life....the bible is full of wise instructions for a reason. God knew when we trust our ways better than His ways we cannot see what will come down the road for us later, like He does. That is why he warns us not to make decisions based on what we see, understand or think, but instead, through prayer and guidance from the Holy Spirit. A lot of the time when we FULLY trust Him, it goes against ours or the world's "logic"...and turns out beautiful! Just like He knew it would! Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you a future and a hope".