A Better Way (Proverbs 3:5–8)

Pray the Word with David Platt

David Platt

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🗓️ 1 June 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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In this episode of Pray the Word on Proverbs 3:5–8, David Platt challenges us to trust in God and turn from our own understanding. Explore more content from Radical.

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0:00.0	Pray the Word with David Platt is a resource from radical.net.
0:06.7	Proverbs chapter 3, verses 5 through 8.
0:10.5	Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
0:15.6	In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
0:21.0	Be not wise in your own eyes.
0:23.8	Fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
0:27.6	It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.
0:33.1	Oh, these are such good verses.
0:36.3	There's a reason why Proverbs 3, 5, and 6 are some of the most well-known
0:40.7	Proverbs. Just let this soak in no matter what you are walking through in life, what age or stage
0:47.6	you are in life. Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Just you live just according to that
0:52.9	phrase. It changes everything to trust in God with all that heart. Just you live just according to that phrase. It changes everything to trust in
0:56.6	God with all that you are. And don't lean on your own understanding. We are all prone to lean on our
1:02.9	own understanding, our own thoughts. Don't do it. The Bible says, do not lean on what you think is best.
1:10.2	Trust in God and what he says what he deems what
1:15.1	he ordains as best don't lean on your own understanding and all your ways acknowledge him just in
1:21.4	everything you do walk in communion with God acknowledging God just think if I was walking next to you all day long.
1:28.6	It might be a little creepy, but just imagine, for illustration's sake, I, somebody else walking
1:34.1	next to you all day long. It would be so weird if you never acknowledge them, if you just
1:37.9	ignored them all day long. Like in your relationship with God, he is with you at every moment.
1:43.1	So acknowledge him. What a picture.
1:45.7	Acknowledging him in all your ways and trusting. He will make straight your paths. That's a promise.
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