I shouldn’t rely on my own understanding, 

I must trust in the Lord with all my heart.

It was probably in 1989.

When I received discipleship training by a pastor for first time,

I learned that Proverbs 3:5-6 is the verse of assurance of guidance:

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.”

About 25 years later,

I mediated on this Bible verse again

And I learned that the biggest obstacle in trusting God with all my heart is

Leaning on my own understanding.

My instinct is to lean on my own understanding rather than trusting in the Lord.

But the Bible tells me to overcome my instinct

And trust in the Lord with all my heart.  

How can I obey this word of God?

In particular, I acknowledge that

There certainly is great danger of being wise in my own eyes

By living according to my instinct that is to lean on my own understanding (v. 7).

I don’t want to fall in this danger.

The reason is because if I am wise in my own eyes

Then not only that I will not trust in the Lord with all my heart

But also I cannot do so.

This is not a life of fearing God but doing evil (v. 7).

What a foolish life that is. 

I won’t lean on my own understanding.

I am thankfully accepting the things that don’t happen

According to thought and plan and in my way and in my time.

The reason is because more I to that, the more I can rely on the Lord.

I hope and pray that I may trust in the Lord who fulfill His will in His time and in His way.