Scripture Focus (NIV)
Proverbs 3:5–6
Proverbs 3:5–6
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.”
Devotional
Resilient Woman,
today’s Scripture meets us in a place most people don’t like to talk about—the space between promise and proof.
today’s Scripture meets us in a place most people don’t like to talk about—the space between promise and proof.
Proverbs 3:5–6 does not tell us when God will make the path straight.
It does not tell us how.
It does not tell us what the road will look like while we’re walking it.
It does not tell us how.
It does not tell us what the road will look like while we’re walking it.
It only gives us one instruction… and one promise.
Trust God.
And He will make the path straight.
And He will make the path straight.
That’s uncomfortable—especially at the beginning of a new year.
Because many of us stepped into 2026 without clarity.
Without answers.
Without everything lining up the way we hoped.
Without answers.
Without everything lining up the way we hoped.
Some of us stepped into this year carrying loss.
Some of us stepped in after disappointment, relapse cycles, financial strain, broken relationships, unanswered prayers, or plans that didn’t work out the way we believed they would.
Some of us stepped in after disappointment, relapse cycles, financial strain, broken relationships, unanswered prayers, or plans that didn’t work out the way we believed they would.
And yet here comes God—not offering a detailed explanation—but asking for something deeper:
Trust Me. With all your heart.
What This Scripture Is Really Saying
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart” does not mean blind optimism.
It does not mean ignoring pain.
It does not mean pretending everything is okay.
It does not mean ignoring pain.
It does not mean pretending everything is okay.
It means choosing God as your anchor when understanding fails you.
Because let’s be honest—there are seasons where:
- logic won’t comfort you
- understanding won’t heal you
- answers won’t come
- and clarity feels delayed
This is where New Year, Same God becomes real.
Trusting God with all your heart means:
- trusting Him when you are down to nothing
- trusting Him when hope feels thin
- trusting Him when the future feels uncertain
- trusting Him when you don’t recognize your own life anymore
It means saying:
“God, I don’t understand this—but I still choose You.”
“God, I don’t understand this—but I still choose You.”
Lean Not on Your Own Understanding
This part of the scripture is hard—especially for strong women.
Because many of us learned to survive by understanding everything, controlling what we could, staying alert, staying guarded, staying prepared.
But Proverbs is telling us something countercultural:
Your understanding is not your savior.
Your plans didn’t save you last year.
Your strength didn’t carry you through your darkest nights.
Your logic didn’t heal what broke you.
Your strength didn’t carry you through your darkest nights.
Your logic didn’t heal what broke you.
God did.
Leaning on your own understanding will always keep you anxious—because you were never meant to carry the weight of certainty.
He Will Make Your Paths Straight
Notice what God promises—and what He does not promise.
He does not promise ease.
He does not promise speed.
He does not promise explanation.
He does not promise speed.
He does not promise explanation.
He promises direction.
A straight path does not mean a painless path.
It means a guided one.
It means a guided one.
It means even when the road feels unfamiliar, crooked, or delayed—God is still ordering your steps.
And for the woman of Becoming Her, this matters deeply.
Because becoming is uncomfortable. Growth is unclear. Transformation is rarely linear.
Because becoming is uncomfortable. Growth is unclear. Transformation is rarely linear.
For the woman of Encouraging Her Resilience, this truth is life-giving.
Because recovery, healing, and rebuilding require trusting God one step at a time—even when you can’t see past today.
Because recovery, healing, and rebuilding require trusting God one step at a time—even when you can’t see past today.
Why This Matters in January
A fresh start does not mean clarity comes immediately.
It means obedience begins immediately.
It means obedience begins immediately.
New Year, Same God means:
- You don’t need to see the whole path to take the next step.
- You don’t need all the answers to trust the One who does.
- You don’t need certainty to be covered.
This year will not be built on understanding.
It will be built on trust.
It will be built on trust.
Mini Lesson: What Trusting God Really Looks Like
Trusting God looks like:
- praying even when you feel discouraged
- obeying even when it doesn’t make sense
- resting when your instinct is to worry
- choosing faith when fear feels louder
- continuing forward when hope feels fragile
Trust is not passive.
Trust is active surrender.
Trust is active surrender.
Reflection Questions (Sit With These Honestly)
- Where am I struggling to trust God because I want answers first?
- What part of my life feels uncertain right now?
- How would my peace change if I trusted God one step at a time instead of all at once?
- What does “trusting God with all my heart” look like for me today—not ideally, but realistically?
Declaration (Speak This Aloud)
I trust the Lord with all my heart.
I release my need to understand everything.
I submit my ways to God.
And I believe He is making my path straight—
even when I cannot see it yet.
I release my need to understand everything.
I submit my ways to God.
And I believe He is making my path straight—
even when I cannot see it yet.
This is my fresh start.
Same God.
New trust.
Same God.
New trust.
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