Trust in the Lord
This verse from Proverbs has guided me over the past seven years. Recently, I made a small but significant shift to a different version of a single word, which changed my perspective.
I moved from “acknowledge Him (KJV)” to “submit to Him. (NIV)
Maybe semantics, but the more I realized it is a very different commitment.
To acknowledge means to recognize or accept.
To submit means to yield, to defer to, and abide under God’s authority.
I resisted “submit” because it sounded weak, even subservient. I love, respect, and cherish God, but why do I need to submit? Wasn’t acknowledging the same respect? I didn’t realize how important it was to look at this differently.
But Romans 5:3-5 changed my mind.
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
I began to see submission not as weakness, but as participation in God’s work in my life. Not passive, but deeply personal. It became evident through life’s valleys that there are God moments that can’t be explained away by coincidence. These show up as reminders that God is present, guiding, shaping, and working in ways we may not yet understand.
It’s in those moments we are called to stop striving, do the best we can, and place the rest in God’s hands. And when we do that, peace that passes all understanding abides in us!
I experienced this in very real ways.
In the 6th year of writing my book, I lost three months of edits. At the time, it was so frustrating and discouraging. But I discovered something I’d completely missed. It was as if I heard God say, “My time is not your time. There’s a reason you needed to go back.” I was so glad I did.
When I made the difficult decision to step away from a top booking agency, my only wish was to work with a book publishing editor to ensure it was in the best shape. Shortly after mulling over my next step, I was blessed with an award-winning editor whose insight and guidance elevated my book in ways I couldn’t have on my own.
What felt scary at first opened into an amazing blessing and reminded me…
’To everything there is a season.’
My writing journey brought me through some seasons that felt long, like they would never end. At times, I questioned and faltered on trusting the path ahead. Yet God was listening to my anxious fears. By submitting to His time, His guidance, I am celebrating the birth of this book.
Whatever you’re facing right now, maybe the question isn’t just whether you acknowledge God but whether you’re willing to submit to Him. Not because you are giving something up, but because you trust that He sees what you can’t.
And when you look back at that long season, you can see the detours that made you stronger, as God held you in His right hand all along.
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