You are reading a Five Minute Friday word prompt. This is hosted by Kate Motaung and is where a group of people write about a given word for that week. This week the word is “define”.
To define is to give something its true meaning, which would hopefully make it more clearer for you. Hopefully! Defining something also creates boundaries, something that is clearly set out.
Sometimes we do this with our walk with God. We want God to clearly define the path that we walk on. We want Him to specify exactly what our lives mean, where are we heading to and how we are going to get there.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” – Proverbs 3:5
God doesn’t always clearly define what we are to be doing on this earth though. Well, He doesn’t define it in the way that we want Him to, and waiting around for things to become just that little bit clearer is really hard.
However, if we trust in what God is going to do for us, and not trust in our own thoughts and feelings (which often mislead us down the wrong path anyway) then He will define what our path is to be.
Sweet reminder that the Lord directs us! Thank you.
Thank you very much friend.
So true- I often want God to define the whole path ahead so that I know where it’s going, but he wants us to walk with him and to trust that he will direct us, one step at a time.
Oh, Lesley, I am so sorry for not seeing your message sooner. Thank you so much for stopping by and for your lovely reminder of letting Him lead us.
So true, Lynne. It’s challenging when God’s ways don’t match up with ours. God’s mystery is beautiful and frustrating. Trust seems so simplistic sometimes: what a discipline it is! Thank you for sharing your heart!
Thank you Christina. Learning that discipline is so hard, but I know it will be worth it in the end.