“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5, NIV)
Today’s scripture addresses the proper ordering of both our hearts and our minds.
Our affections and loyalties are nurtured in our heart. In the life of the Christian disciple, all affections and loyalties are subordinate to one’s love of the Lord. What He allows, we may allow. What He prohibits, we must prohibit.
We have complete confidence in this arrangement because we have complete confidence in our heavenly Father. Therefore, we need not rely on our own reasoning to make sense of things.
Do not be the disciple who says to God, “Show me and I will go,” when He has said, “Go, and I will show you.” We need first to be obedient. Understanding will follow. – Luther
Daily Encouragement 