In All Your Ways Acknowledge Him

Proverbs 3:6 says, “In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” It is a common thing among believers to settle for surface-level conversation. In our small groups we talk about how we are doing but rarely do we transcend that level into the realm of what God is doing to us. Yet, we are commanded by God to do so– “In all your ways acknowledge him.” We are required by God to speak to others about what He is doing in our lives. It is not godly to speak of what is happening in our lives and whether we like it or not, even if we do so at church or at a church organized event. Speaking in this manner is worldly and is a sign that we are not on the straight path. It is clear in this verse that if we desire to live on the straight path, we must confess God in all of our ways. We should treat God’s deeds just like his commandments: You “shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise” (Deut. 6:7). The Christian is not primarily one who confesses what has happened to him, in the passive voice, but one who confesses what God has actively done to him in every area of his life. Do not settle for surface-level conversation by speaking in worldly ways. If we confess that Christ is Lord of all, we must speak as if he is actively exercising his Lordship over all. “In all your ways acknowledge him.”