Acknowledging the Great Lord God Almighty 8-17-25

Keep the FAITH- Pass the TEST!

This scripture; Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean to your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path (Proverbs 3:5-6), is quoted regularly by many people. But to quote something does not mean that it is understood fully. I would say that the Lord could not lead if He wasn’t being trusted.

However, I studied more and felt that the scripture needed to be more detailed.

 God cannot direct our path is we are not fully trusting who He really is. We must recognize, admit, and agree fully with Him even when we don’t understand. We must trust that He is the Sovereign God Almighty who knows best, who does what He wants to do anytime He wants, but believing that what He does is right and that the Lord God Almighty never does anything to hurt us.

For the second week, I have experienced excruciating pain in my lower back and sciatica (left leg). I used the lidocaine patch and took Tylenol; neither gave me relief. My bed is high and it was difficult to get in and out of it. So, that caused me to sleep on my sofa, which was easier and more comfortable for the particular situation.

Yesterday, I started writing a message for today about “I Don’t Complain” When I got up, the Holy Spirit prompted me to search the internet for in home exercises (therapy) that would help the sciatica. And it was amazing what I saw; some of the exercises were the same ones that had been done in the past when I went to physical therapy.

Backing up- a few days prior to me hearing the Holy Spirit, the thought came up about certain exercises that had been done in the past, but I thought they would be more harmful than good. I believe the message about “Acknowledging the Great Lord God Almighty had a connection with my painful experience.

Instead of leaning to my own understanding, I trusted that the Lord would deliver me form the painful affliction; didn’t know how (not leaning to my own understanding) but believed by faith that I would overcome the pain and walk in victory. It happened! It was absolutely amazing how the first set of exercises made a difference just that quickly! I am still not all the way back to normal and will ease my way back into doing whatever is necessary. It was such a great setback that my movement was extremely limited. But yesterday, I was able to do more than I had done in over a week.

I never have a reason to complain as good as God is to me. Not only that, when I see what someone else is going through whose situations, health issues that are much worse than mine, I thank God that it is as well as it. When I think about what Jesus did for me, it would be shameful to complain. That’s what makes me trust Him even more, and He definitely is directing my path. Acknowledging God is to agree with His Word whether we understand or not. Friends, this is where our faith kicks in.

One of my resources- Keyword Hebrew/Greek Study Bible Dictionary (Old Testament)

Acknowledge is a verb meaning to trust. It expresses the feeling of safety and security that is felt when you can rely on someone or something else. It is used to show trust in God. In addition, this expression can also relate to the state of being confident, secure, without fear.

The problem is many say they trust God, but do they really trust Him? Whoever agrees with whatever God does and says trust in Him. Some Christians. How can the Lord lead anyone when they’re not believing what He says? It’s like trying to get someone to believe the Word and they have their own opinion which is not facts. There is no way you can help them if they are not open to the truth. God gives everyone free will; He’s not going to force Himself (His Word) on anyone.

My test- On Friday night, I slept in my bed again; easy to get in and out. But, once I laid down, a different kind of pain went down my left leg. I kept thinking about the message that was going to be posted the next day and wondered if I missed the Lord when it came to me walking in victory and how embarrassing it would be. I decided to stick to my guns and eventually the pain left. I got out of that high bed yesterday morning with my mind stayed on Jesus and kept it moving. You know why I am walking in Victory? Because I trusted the Lord with all my heart and did not let my pain overrule my faith. I trust God wherever I may be!

To the Lord God Almighty be all the glory for everything He has done; is doing; and will do!

His handmaiden, Betty A. Burnett ~ burnettministries.org