These Three Things Part Two Series

(hey I’ve been around, gone college, read a lot of books, attended seminars and conferences. People come to me for advice all of the time. I know what to do. I got it going on, just ask my friends…)

BUT INSTEAD - we are to lean on and trust in the Lord…

LISTEN – when the way we view and see things, conflicts with the way that God views and sees things…

WE NEED - to lean in his direction rather than our own…

WHEN – what makes sense to us, doesn’t line up with His Word

WE ARE - to lean towards him and ignore the whispers of our heart.

BUT – the problem is we think…

• That we know what is best for us

• We think we know what will make us happy, what will fulfill us, satisfy us.

• We think we know how to predict and determine the outcomes and destinations in our lives.

• We think we know what the best way to behave and act is, in a given situation…

BUT – do we?

There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. – Proverbs 14:12

MGCC - GOD knows better than you…

• what will fulfill you,

• what will satisfy the deep hunger in your souls,

• what will make you happy.

GOD - knows better than you about…

• what to do, or what not do

• what to say, or what not say

• how to act, or how not act…

GOD – knows better than you… how to have the outcomes, how to have the life that you have always dreamed of and were created to live.

YOU SEE - Solomon is telling us that in spite of all we know and all we have experienced, don’t make the mistake of thinking that we are: wise enough, smart enough, experienced enough, good enough or spiritual enough to lean on (to trust in) our own understanding…

YOU SEE – the key to having a straight path in 2019 is word that often times in hard for us to choke down….

Submission…

BUT LISTEN - submission always results straightening… (repeat)

OKAY – here’s the deal…

WHEN - it comes to your own reasoning, your own opinions and God’s commands… God wins!

WHEN – it comes to your own reasoning;

• this how I think relationships should work,

• this how I understand the handling of money…

• this how I feel I should act in this situation…

• this is how I should treat people who hurt me

WHEN – it comes to your reasoning and God’s commands…

God wins! This book wins!

This year can be different, if we… ‘

• Trust In

• Lean Not

III. Acknowledge Him

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. – Proverbs 3:6

QUESTION – what does it mean to acknowledge God?

“Hey God, I see you, yep there you are. Here is a shout out for all the awesome things you have done.”

LIKE – is that what it means to acknowledge God?

NO – I don’t think so…

UNDERSTAND – to acknowledge God means to recognize who He is and to respond accordingly…

QUESTION – what is the proper response to an:

All powerful, All knowing, All present

Holy – just – mighty – eternal – glorious - invisible – unstoppable – uncontrollable, unshakable – uncontainable – indescribable King?

That ‘S’ word again – SUBMISSION… Lord,

You are God, and I am not.

You are in charge, not me

It’s your will be done, not mine