“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil. It will be a healing for your flesh and a refreshment for your body.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬–‭8‬‬

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In this Sunday’s message, Pastor Kevin Myers invites us to stop leaning on our own understanding and learn to follow the Shepherd’s voice.
In a world obsessed with control, clarity, and independence, Jesus calls us into something deeper. Trust. When we trust the Shepherd, know His voice, and entrust our spirit to Him, our paths become straight, our hearts find peace, and our souls are refreshed.

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Trust The Shepherd, He Will Guide You

• The Lord is in this place, revealing Himself as Jehovah-Roi, the Shepherd who guides us. Psalm 23:1-6 NRSVUE

Restless → He will guide you

In lack → He will guide you

Wounded → He will guide you

In a dark place → He will guide you

In danger → He will guide you

Surrounded → He will guide you

Feeling not enough → He will guide you

• The Hebrew word lēb (heart) means the whole inner life — the center of thoughts, emotions, and desires.
• With your whole inner life — rely, lean on the Shepherd.
• Deep trust produces deep intimacy.

Know The Shepherd, He will Guide You

• The Hebrew word Yada means to know by experience.
• The weight of every decision must go back to Him. Revelation flows from acknowledgment.

10 Ways He Guides You To Know Him

Spirit: “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.” John‬ ‭16‬:‭13‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬

• Scripture: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭105‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬
• Relationships
• Prayer: “Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭4‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬
• Communion
• Wisdom & Insight: “For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭2‬:‭6‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬
• Creation
• Leaders: “He himself granted that some are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.”‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭11‬-‭13‬ ‭NRSVUE‬.
• Teaching‍
• People: “Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭2‬:‭46‬-‭47‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬.
• Community
• ‍Discipline: “for the Lord disciplines those whom he loves and chastises every child whom he accepts.”” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭6‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬
• Training
• ‍Gifts of the Spirit: “Pursue love and strive for the spiritual gifts and especially that you may prophesy. But those who prophesy speak to other people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation.” 1 Corinthians‬ ‭14‬:‭1‬, ‭3‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬.
• Kindness + Visions + Insight from God ‍
• Circumstances: JOB - “In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭1‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬.
• Refining ‍
• Waiting: JOSEPH - “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭27‬:‭14‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬.
• Endurance‍
• Wrestling: “Then he said, “Let me go, for the day is breaking.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go, unless you bless me.”” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭32‬:‭26‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬.
• Favor

Sovereignty: “For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭10‬ ‭NRSVUE‬‬

Entrust Your Spirit, He Will Guide You

• Turn your eyes to the Shepherd, the Savior, Jesus Christ.
• “Then Jesus shouted, ‘Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!’ And with those words he breathed his last.” (Luke 23:46 NLT)
• Every breath you have is His, it was meant to be entrusted back to Him.
• Surrender your life to the Shepherd who gave it.

Discussion Questions

• What is your heart relying on most right now?
• Which of the ten ways God guides you is He highlighting in this season?
• Where might you be wise in your own eyes and need to re-entrust control to Him?