By: Norm Rasmussen
If your Bible was suddenly taken away from
you and you never had access to another one, what scripture passage
would be your most favorite?
(If you don't have a favorite one, I can't encourage you
enough to start praying and seeking the Lord for one and
WHY it's should become
so important to you)
For anyone interested, my favorite scripture
passage would be Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV), which reads:
Trust in the
Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In
all you ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Allow me to explain my reasons
why
this is my most favorite
bible passage: I
am not God. He is.
God does not need me.
I need Him. He
has all power. He is
all knowing. He has my
best welfare in mind even when I may be suffering the worst I've
ever suffered (I back this statement up with James 1:2-3; 1 Peter
4:12-14; 2 Timothy 3:12; 2 Cor. 4:16-18).
Leaning not on my own understanding: My own
human instincts ' my own way of coming to
human conclusions cannot be trusted.
Human analytical logic can be man's worst enemy when you
desire God's help in a given matter.
Scary circumstances can persuade us far easier to move into
fear than
faith - trust - into God can if we're not careful.
You may be in the deepest part of the ocean without a life vest
about ready to drown, believing there is no way you'll be able to
survive much longer, but it's no difficult thing at all for God to
send you an angel to rescue you if it's not your time to go to
heaven.
In acknowledging God in all my ways: Obeying God in every way I know how in accordance with Ephesians 6:10-18 ... I will include making thanks and praise out loud to my Lord my two most frequently used offensive weapons when the pain and darkness grows the most intense! I'll make myself aware of my limited understanding of matters I'm faced with and consider all options ' but won't sink any faith or trust in them if God is telling me something different. God always knows what is best in every situation. That I can solidly trust! And because I trust that God knows what is best for me in every situation, I have every reason to be confident that He will direct my path at any given ' though it is absolutely imperative that I remain patient with God through it all.
The path He directs me on is always the right path: One of the things I've painfully learned is that God often takes longer to 'direct my path' than what I would like Him to, but I need to keep constantly reminding myself that God's time is always the right time, and His time is usually never my time ' just like His way may not seem my way, but His way is ALWAYS the right way. God often chooses a path for us that seems the most dangerous and in our own mind, the most painful ... but once we come out fine on the other side, it sure makes for an awesome testimony that glorifies Him and it grows Godly character in us that is priceless to God that will reveal eternal ramifications!
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