He will make my path straight...

I was reminded last night of one of my favorite verses in Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." Now, one of the reasons I love this verse is because I taught it as a song at a Vacation Bible School and have really cool motions that help me remember it. Ask me, and I'll show you!! The biggest reasons I love this verse, though, are what this verse says AND what it doesn't say. Trust in the LORD with ALL my heart, not relying on my human understanding. Easier said than done, but how much simpler life is when I follow this direction. When I truly trust HIM and not try to wrap my little brain around ALL the workings HE has control of...when I don't need answers to my questions of 'why'...when I stop and let Him work in His perfect will and perfect timing... Then it becomes way easier to acknowledge Him in everything I do, everything I see, everything He has blessed me with...even everything that's difficult to walk through. And the final phrase of the verse says He will make my path straight... Notice what it doesn't say... It doesn't say He will make my path easy or trouble-free...He will make it straight!! When I am walking in HIS perfect will...when I am trusting HIM with all of my heart...when I am worshiping HIM with all of my life...when I am giving HIM all of the glory and praise for every circumstance...THEN He will make my path straight...even if He has to help carry me through it.