Where Do I Go From Here?

After the recent snow, my girls and I made a snowman... a very cool snowman, if I do say so myself. The branches we used for his arms were covered with ice and suffice it to say, one arm just wasn't very sturdy. It was rather limp. So we just let it hang there, looking somewhat lifeless. Meanwhile, the other stick-arm pointed due south, as if the snowman were trying to point to a warmer, better location. After a few days, we noticed that our cool snowman started leaning to the right. Just for clarification, he was pointing left, but leaning right, obviously confused. Sadly, he only lasted one more day before finally collapsing to the cold, hard ground. For some reason, this scenario struck me. I thought of the verse in Proverbs 3 that says "lean not unto thine own understanding."

So many times I am like this snowman. I read the Bible or hear God's Word preached and I realize that I need to head in a certain direction. I may even point that way. But yet, I don't take that first step. Instead I start leaning the opposite way. After of short time of leaning on my own understanding, I wind up confused or even worse...flat on my face. This is not my heart's desire. I want to trust in the Lord with ALL my heart. When I do, I eliminate a lot of headaches.