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Proverbs 3: 5-6 "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."

We all have problems or dilemmas that come our way in our daily lives. Sure there might be good days and bad days. There are days where the oppositions are minimal and then days where the trials seem to never end. The fact still remains that the conflicts will always be there!

I have recently come into a dilemma that is big on my heart. It is one that has really got me thinking. Have you experienced a problem so great that it is always on your mind? The moment you get your mind off anything in particular you drift right back to thinking about this problem. Well, I dont know about you but for myself I know that when this situation occurs in my life I not only think about the problem but I am inclined to try to fix the problem. Who am I? Superman? I always think I can save the day!

As I face this particular problem in my life I cant help but mull over the ways to correct it. I came to a point where I said, What am I doing?. I cant fix this. Proverbs 3:5-6 says, 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.

When I recalled this scripture is when I caught myself trying to save the day. The Word had news for me! I cant do it! I was doing exactly what proverbs 3:5 says not to do: do not lean on your own understanding I thought my understanding was so important. I mean I thought about this problem for a long time, surely I had the best answer. Its the best idea not according to the Word.

What do we do then? If we realize we should not lean on our own understanding where do we go? Well in trying to apply this proverb to my life I dove deep in the Word. (In all your ways acknowledge Him) I had been recently in a study of Job so I jumped back in where I had left off. Job goes through so many trials in his life. He goes from being rich to poor, from a healthy man to a sick man, from a family man to losing his family. Job has these friends that approach him giving him all the answers as to why he has all these problems. To me this sounds a lot like my situation of trying to figure out my own problems.

As I studied these passages in Job, the Lord was loud and clear in my heart. I am not going to fix everything, I cant, I shouldnt want to, and it will only stir up more confusion, anguish, and troubles in my life. Job didnt know the answers as to why the testing he was being subject to was there. We dont know. The only answer is to turn to Him. He wants to care for us in these areas. (And He will make your paths straight)

When these seemingly immense problems come our way and we dont take them straight to Christ they only serve as interference to our relationship with Him. This problem will be an ongoing and re occurring obstacle in my life, however whenever it surfaces if we take these problems to the Father he will deal with them accordingly. Dont try to be the superman of your life! God gave us His Son for that!