Many of the Proverbs we study mention the "heart" of man. The "heart" refers to many aspects of life. The "heart" is the combination of our emotions, intellect, understanding, discernment, and will. Our heart is who we are.
Today’s passage calls on us to have wholehearted trust in God. We are told to acknowledge Him (look to Him) in every aspect of life. We are to seek to know God’s desire for us. We are to know and choose His will over ours.
The reason for this, I feel, is quite obvious. Our understanding of life is very limited. If we rely on (lean on) our own limited understanding, we will miss out on the good life God has designed us for. Our life’s journey is in a broken and dangerous world. We need help!
Help comes to us in the form of a straight path. God makes straight paths for us by removing obstacles. He makes our path smooth which makes life much more fulfilling and enjoyable. Another way of understanding the promise is that God gets us to the finish line by making life a little easier.
There are lots of Proverbs that teach that those who live wisely have less difficulty in life. Life is much less problematic for them. Case in point, Proverbs 3:10 speaks of full barns and bursting vats.
Again, there is no formula in this, it is simply a matter of depending on God to get us to the place of joy and meaning. Lean on Him, and we are there. Lean on ourselves, we miss the mark. Our paths are made straight when we exercise wholehearted trust in God.
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