Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;

There it is! The ultimate recipe for success in life, the blueprint to having the fullness of life lies in trusting Him. Forget Oprah, forget Dr. Phil, forget the self-help books that do nothing but make whoever writes them filthy rich. Our trust has to yield to the One and Only, the Almighty God. Not in giftings, skills, situations, the degree that you worked hard for, not in the bank account balance, not in people and institutions, not in societies and governments, not in anything but GOD. Why? Have you ever thought about it? Could it be because He invented life itself. But it's not enough to just trust Him, because we are good at trusting partially, half-heartedly. But God says to trust Him with all your heart. When God has your heart, He has everything, all of you. When you give Him your heart, He is able to take you and mold you. Breathe into you the very same breath of life that gives life to everything in this world!

In all your ways acknowledge Him,

There's the word again: all. God's pretty much into 'all' ain't He? I guess it's so easy to fall into the trap of pride in a man's life. To acknowledge ourselves, corporations, the supposedly gurus of this and that. But God, the One who gave life and breath to everything takes the backseat. There is something that is not right with the picture! God has to be made famous, He has to be on everyone's lips. The enemy is very good at diverting attention to anything and everything else except God. 'Cause He knows that when God is in the picture, there is no place for him to stand. So, we see heaps of pictures and information on other stuff. It. is. just. stuff! Let me give you a definition of stuff: Little things in everyday life that don't matter, but they have the ability to trip you. So, every single day, we see stuff getting mentioned. Where does God stand? Still in the box called church the world decides to put Him in. How wrong!! The Word says acknowledge Him. Acknowledge Him. Speak of Him like He's the biggest thing that happened to you. I just don't get when people talk about God in a mellow, O-He's-so-holy-I-must-be-solemn-forever mode! No, no, no, no, no.... missed the point! *press the buzzer* wrong answer, mate! sorry! 'cause every single human being get excited over something in life, at least one thing. But how come when it comes to the Creator of the world, the Saviour of our soul, our Father in heaven, we tend to mellow down and give that attitude of it's uncool to talk about religion and God. No, acknowledge Him in all your ways. For there is a promise that comes after that.

And He shall direct your paths.

When you go to a foreign country, you either get the help of a tour guide or you call someone you know who stays there. Otherwise, you get lost! How many times when you have all the gear and map, but still you find yourself getting lost and confused. If that's not you, good. You're either Crocodile Dundee, Tarzan or some superhuman with some in-built GPS chip. But in this life, how can you go ahead without the help of the one that created life itself? Makes no sense when you put it that way isn't it? But it's so true, that we do it in our lives, every single day! I imagine as a parent who gives birth to the baby, but when the baby grows to an age where he or she can reason and rejects the parents. How sad would it be? How sad our Dad is when we decide to break His heart by going our own way. Thinking we've got it all together.

Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the LORD and shun evil.
This will bring health to your body
And nourishment to your bones.

Honour the LORD with your wealth,
With the firstfruits of all your crops;
Then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
And your vats will brim over with new wine.
-Proverbs 3:5-10 [NIV]