WHY WING IT?

 

May 2, 2025

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight.

God assures us of His guidance and leading through the joys, difficulties and challenges of life. Bottom line: God will guide you!

We all face countless decisions in a day. Some are rather small and insignificant like deciding to wear a blue or green shirt. Yet, some decisions are significant, they have a broader long lasting impact on our lives. Our verse today asks us will we lean on our own understanding and experiences, or will we look to God's higher understanding and trust the Creator? Do we try to figure things out on our own, lean on our own understanding, “wing it” as they say, or do we go to our Creator God in prayer, apply the truths we know from Scripture and allow the Holy Spirit to guide us? Yes, I know this calls for "waiting patiently" and trusting the God we worship. Oh, but the outcome, will be full of promise, wisdom and guidance. Let us continually seek God and ask God to show us the way for we know that He is faithful to his promises, and our Creator will make your path straight.

FOR REFLECTION 

• Can you think of a time when you leaned on your own understanding? How did it turn out?

• What’s one area in your life where you need to stop winging it and submit it to God?

 

• What’s one thing you can do every day to remind yourself to lean on God?

 

PRAYER

 

O Lord, my God, help me to trust you with my decisions and my future. Let me lean on you with all my heart instead of relying on my own imperfect understanding. Give me clear guidance in my life, Lord. As I submit myself to you, I know that you will direct my paths and I can have confidence that your direction is always the best way to go. Hear my prayer, Father. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.