All My Ways

What does ALL include?

If I tell you to take all of the leftover pie, what would you do? Take one piece? Take half of what's left? What about three quarters of the leftovers is that what I want you to take? No. I want you to take all of it, that means every single bit of that leftover pie needs to go with you and not a single crumb be left behind.

When someone asks if you're all in, what are they referencing? That they want half your attention and effort? No, they want all of your attention and effort in whatever endeavor they're talking about. They don't want you to half-heartedly help out, they want you to whole-heartedly help out.

All is everything, isn't it?  I can go on all day (yes, a pun lol) giving one example after another as to what all means and it will never mean less than everything. Even if it ends up being less than all, less than everything that isn't what is meant to start with that's for sure.

Clean up all of your mess. No, that doesn't mean leave me that little pile of mess to clean. Take all of your clothes to your bedroom. No, that doesn't mean leave the ones inside the dryer. Get rid of all those boxes. No, that doesn't mean leave the tiny boxes in the corner.

You understand what I'm trying to convey here by now. I want you to agree that all means all, not some.

Pro 3:6  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 

In how many ways of ours are we to acknowledge God?

ALL.

Yes, you've got it, ALL of our ways. We are not to leave out a single way of ours when it comes to acknowledging God.

Do we want God to direct our paths? I most certainly do! If I didn't want God to direct my paths then clearly I'm not wanting God in my life. We can't want God in just certain parts of our lives. We can't put God on hold while we indulge in a little bit of waywardness. We can't tuck God in our Bible and put the Bible on a shelf only taking the Bible and God out when we think we have a need for it and Him. We can't ask God to close His eyes while we do this little bit of unacceptable behavior. We aren't supposed to pick God up in the morning devotion and set Him back down only to pick Him back up during the times we eat and say a prayer for our meals, always putting Him back down. We aren't supposed to take God out at night when we say our bedtime prayers, only to put Him away until morning.  We are to have God in ALL we do! God is supposed to be with us always and you know something? This verse--

Col_1:27  …Christ in you…

Christ in us! If Christ is in us He is with us wherever we are and in whatever we do, never ever are we without Him.

In ALL our ways acknowledge God.

We have to ACKNOWLEDGE GOD in ALL our ways.

The acknowledging, maybe this is where we tend to fall a bit short.

Dict. Def- Acknowledge- admit something, show awareness of something, show appreciation of something, recognize somebody or something legally, thank somebody officially, admit, recognize, allow, accept, concede, grant, confess, own up, fess up, greet, salute, wave, nod, hail, reply, answer, respond, react, return, rejoin.

Acknowledge God.

Webster's Bible Dictionary-

Acknowledge

ACKNOWL'EDGE, v.t. Aknol'edge, [ad and knowledge. See Know.]

1. To own, avow or admit to be true, by a declaration of assent; as to acknowledge the being of a God.

2. To own or notice with particular regard.

In all thy ways acknowledge God. Prov 3. Isa 33.

3. To own or confess, as implying a consciousness of guilt.

I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Psa 51 and 32.

4. To own with assent; to admit or receive with approbation.

He that acknowledgeth the son, hath the father also.

1 John 2. 2 Tim 2.

5. To own with gratitude; to own as a benefit; as, to acknowledge a favor, or the receipt of a gift.

Thy his gifts acknowledged not.

6. To own or admit to belong to; as, to acknowledge a son.

7. To receive with respect.

All that see them shall acknowledge that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed. Isa 6. 1 Cor 16.

8. To own, avow or assent to an act in a legal form, to give it validity; as, to acknowledge a deed before competent authority.

Are we noticing God in 'particular regard' with ALL we do? Or are we leaving some areas unacknowledged when it comes to God?

God needs to be acknowledged ALWAYS, in ALL our ways!

If you want God to direct your paths YOU HAVE to acknowledge Him in all your ways. I know I want God to direct my paths because I most certainly do not want to live my life without Him guiding me.

Please Father God, please direct my paths and help me to acknowledge you in all my ways. All through Jesus Christ my Lord, my Savior! Now and forever!!!!!!!