Today’s Bible Translation Bible translation used in today’s episode: Ch. 2 ERV; Ch. 3 NASB Associate Producer Howie Podcast Introduction It’s Poetry Thursday, and we’ll read Proverbs 2-3. I’m calling this episode “Trust.” Design: Jason Paschall | Photo: Jamie Street on Unsplash Comments on Proverbs 2-3 Thoughts on Proverbs 2 Chapter 2 encourages us to pursue wisdom, because in so doing we will come to know God. If that is not a worthy endeavor, I don’t know what is.  Much of the teaching seems to be directed at one of Solomon’s sons, so the teaching is especially applicable to a young person just starting out in life, but the lessons (as noted earlier) are good for everyone. Thoughts on Proverbs 3 Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. Here’s a guy who could very easily be tempted to lean on his own understanding, but he had evidently learned that it’s better to “trust in the Lord with all your heart.” Let’s face it, sometimes it is *so* hard to trust God with our whole heart. Sometimes the bills pile up and we don’t see any way out. Sometimes we’re misunderstood or mistreated. Tragedy strikes us or our family. We lose our job.  Bad things happen, even to good people. And sometimes we look up and say, “God. Are you there? Do you see what I’m going through? Why don’t you help me? I need you now!” And sometimes it seems as though our prayers are not heard. It seems as if God has turned a deaf ear. Beloved, those are the times when we tend to lean on our understanding. Right? We take the wheel. I mean, after all something’s got to be done! We’ve all been through times like that, haven’t we? But it’s when life gets hard that God is giving us an opportunity to grow. Hang in there. Remember the promises of God. They don’t change, and He never fails. Never. Even in the darkest times of my son’s illness several years ago, the Lovely Lady LeeAnn and I never gave up on God. And slowly but surely, Steven recovered. At every turn, we prayed and we praised.  I don’t know what you’re going through right now, and I don’t know what God’s plan is for you, but I do know that trusting in Him with all your heart is infinitely better than leaning on your own understanding. This a value for value podcast. There are no advertisers because advertising equals censorship. If you enjoy the Lifespring One Year Bible Rewin