On Track

Proverbs 3:5-6 (The Message) tells us, "Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; He's the one who will keep you on track."

It's so easy for us to trust ourselves or our own sufficiency or our own talents more than God. Too often, we do try to figure out everything on our own, and that's exactly when we mess up and go off track, just like a train which has been derailed.

The wise man who wrote Proverbs 3:5-6, be it Solomon or someone else, knew exactly where to put his trust, and it wasn't in himself or in his own skills, or in his own intellect, or in his own understanding. He knew to put his trust in God and in His supernatural direction and guidance, knowing that He would direct our paths, keep them straight, and keep us from getting off track or derailed.

We must do precisely what the wisdom writer exhorts us to do. We must trust God more than ourselves. We must submit to Him and His will for our lives. We must listen for His voice and His guidance and His direction in everything. When we do this, then we know that He will make our paths straight, with Him directing the way for us and keeping us on track, step-by-step and day-by-day.