Proverbs 3:3-6

"Do not let kindness and truth leave you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
So you will find favor and good repute
In the sight of God and man.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight." -Proverbs 3:3-6

Right now I'm working on my last exam for 2010 - my take-home, administrative law exam.  I've been working on it all day, and it may have just been the fatigue but something great just happened.  I was looking through my outline to firm up my research for some points I'm going to discuss on the exam.  I was doubting myself and my ability to construct an effective outline for the test.  I thought, "Man, I'm just going to have to second-guess myself as I write this essay, because I don't think my outline will be all that helpful."

And then, it was!  In fact, every point I placed in my outline fits neatly into one of the discussion points on the test.  I realized it couldn't have been any effort of mine that made that happen.  Trust me, nobody could have anticipated the test that well.  I think that God wanted to remind me that He's in charge, and that, when the time's right, He will come through.

I know that's silly; everything in the Bible points in that direction.  But I think sometimes just being able to see it happen makes it all jump out of the page and reminds me that God is Real.

Acknowledge Him this week!  He will make your path straight for you.  Thank you, Lord Jesus.

I just read Bobby's comment from 'Jesus is Real,' below, and I encourage y'all to read it too.  I think I have a tendency to emphasize effort too much, but Bobby is faithful to remind me (and us) that listening to and abiding in Christ is what the Lord calls us to do, not over-emphasizing our role in that relationship.

Acknowledging Him may take the form of an attitude of prayerful worship.  That type of attitude helps you to recognize one of His good gifts when you see it, and helps to rest, grow, and abide in Him, which I think is the point of the passage above.

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