Trust in the Lord with all your heart, do not depend on"); document.writeln("your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which"); document.writeln("path to take.1
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With everything going on in our lives, it is easy to take"); document.writeln("things into our own hands instead of leaving them in God\'€™s hands. When we make"); document.writeln("our own plans, we may feel a sense of security because we are able to envision"); document.writeln("the next steps. However, a lot of the time, if our plan is not His will, our"); document.writeln("plans do not end up working out. I have tried to make and follow my own plan"); document.writeln("before, but I ended up getting really overwhelmed, stressed, and anxious. I"); document.writeln("started asking God, why is this not working out? What am I supposed to do?"); document.writeln("But then, I realized that I was feeling like that because I was putting my"); document.writeln("trust in my own plans, so I started asking God, what is Your will for me?"); document.writeln("Then, I remembered Proverbs 3:5-6. I really enjoy these verses because it"); document.writeln("reminds me that I can trust God completely with everything and that if I seek"); document.writeln("His will, I will eventually know His will for me.
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God already has a plan for each of us in accordance with His"); document.writeln("will. However, He cannot show us His will until we put our trust fully in him"); document.writeln("and seek Him above all things. But how can we actually trust Him? We can trust"); document.writeln("the Lord by making the choice to trust Him. When we make the choice to trust"); document.writeln("Him, and practice it daily, that thought of us trusting the Lord becomes"); document.writeln("reality. And how do we seek His will? Well, God\'€™s will is always going to align"); document.writeln("with His Word, so every time you have to make a big decision, go to the Bible"); document.writeln("and find out what it says in relation to your situation. Once you are"); document.writeln("trusting Him and seeking His will, things will start to become clearer as you"); document.writeln("continue your journey with the Lord. Believe me when I say to trust Him because"); document.writeln("the safest place for your worries, thoughts, and your heart, is in His hands.
"); document.writeln("Suggested prayer: Lord, thank you for leading me in the path"); document.writeln("that You have for me. Please continue guiding me through everything life brings"); document.writeln("my way as I keep trusting You. In Your mighty name I pray, amen.
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document.writeln("1. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT).
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Today\'€™s Encounter was written by: Gianna B.
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