Lean on me

Do you argue with your kids? Do you spend time trying to convince them that you know best? That with the experience you have gained as an adult that you might know more than a -- say, teenager? Wouldn't it be easier on all of us if the teenager would just admit that his/her parents know what is best for him/her? Is that so much to ask?

I listened to a sermon by Andy Stanley today. We, as children of God, have trouble believing that God knows best for us. Do you believe it? Does it occur to you to think that if you listen for God, and following his leading, that the outcome will be positive for you? Do I believe it?

Take a look at this verse from Proverbs 3 (verse 5):

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding

Stanley says that it is a common technique to repeat two words in a proverb. In this case trust means the same thing as lean. To trust in God MEANS to lean on him.

Do we trust in God? Are we willing to lean on him?

Image: Sunset at HHS tonight.