Gotta Work on My 'IFs"

Roast of the day: Medium

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will direct your paths." - Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT)

Like many of you, I've read this particular passage countless times. A Scripture passage that is both a proverb and a promise. But today, God revealed some additional insight to me that I wish to share.

Like many of the promises found in Scripture, the passage can really be broken down into an IF-THEN statement. IF we....trust in the Lord with all our hearts, and we don't depend on our own understanding, and seek Him in all we do....THEN He will direct our paths. I think too many times I want the "then" without the effort of the "if." I find myself asking God to help guide me, or direct me in an upcoming decision without fully examining how I've been fulfilling my "if" requirements. Have I been trusting the Lord with ALL my heart? Is it possible that I've been leaning too heavily on my own knowledge and understanding? Have I truly been seeking His will in ALL I do?

Lord, help me work on my "IFs," before expecting the promises of Your "THENs."