Advancing Encouragement By:
Bishop James Jr. Hairston
Proverbs 3:5-6: Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding. 6: In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Trusting in the Lord can be a hard thing to do when things are not going your way or the thing or person you are trusting in is unreliable, inconsistent and inadequate. The thing is how much of your heart will you put into Gods hand; He is not any of those things mentioned above that we find in people. At times we are not able to give all of hearts to someone or something because we are afraid of getting hurt. Our expectations may not be met when our hearts are invested into something without a return we become very disappointed and hurt by it. That maybe true in relationships, or jobs, in sports, in business ventures, or even in school we hold back on giving it our all because those things may not reach our expectations. Hence, with God not so, He does not offer what the world offers. He fulfills all of His promises and then some. He is not wishy-washy, undecided or indifferent towards your feelings, emotions, goals, expectations, hopes or dreams. He cares about your passions, your likes and dislikes in all the things happening in your life. He wants you to be successful and prosperous at whatever you are trying to accomplish in your life. Therefore, putting your trust in the Lord is like being confident or sure:--to be bold in putting your trust in Him and not worrying about a thing. Today give your whole heart to God and do not try to understand everything just leave it in His hands acknowledging Him knowing that He is in control in every aspect of your life. In every situation you face today include your Lord God Jehovah and He will see you through. Last but not least, listen to what direct mean in the Chaldean or Hebrew language from the word yashar or yaw-shar': to be straight or even; figuratively, to be or to make right, pleasant, prosperous: it is to please, be esteem, or to be upright. Therefore, today God will make your paths or your journey straight, He will make it pleasant, He will make it right, and He will make it prosperous, He will make it upright and you will be pleased. Today is your day filled with high esteem, great joy and success ready to take on whatever comes your way being victorious in Jesus Names…
James Jr. Hairston