“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 straight your paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6, ESV).

Proverbs 3:5-6 is one of those verses I have known for probably over 30 years, maybe over 40 years, but I am still working on living. Few people give any thought to even the possibility of turning to God and not relying on their own understanding. But we try to go to God first and seek His wisdom and not the world’s and we try to wait on Him to direct our steps, instead of acting on what we “know.”

For instance, for repairs needed in our home we’ve experienced all three of these: the problem just miraculously fixing itself; a repair man just showing up right after we realized the problem; waiting for direction and looking in a different place for help than we would have if we had acted right away, and we found the way easy and smooth. That repair man story is in the videos of miracle stories linked on the allinonehomeschool.com site. A repairman really just showed up without being called and had to have been on the way before we even knew there was a problem! It wasn’t someone we knew. It was an official repairman. Another time, we prayed, giving our fallen banister over to the Lord, and 20 minutes later our handyman called us, asking if we had something for him to do.

We can go to the Lord and ask for wisdom about anything. In God is hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. He knows everything! We just think we know so much already and we don’t want to take the time to ask, or to wait on Him, if that’s what He requires.

But if you aren’t willing to wait on His ways, then you are really rejecting His ways and choosing your own. Give each day to the Lord. Ask Him to order your steps, to guide your actions and thinking, to turn you in the way of His choosing. And stop and ask for help and wisdom. He can make smooth the path before you. That doesn’t mean it looks smooth up ahead. But it means when your foot comes down on the path, there won’t be a stone to cause you to stumble.