Psalm 101:2 English Standard Version (ESV) I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? will walk with integrity of heart within my house;

I pondered this issue about walking in silence and it seems right that as long as we have not stepped off the path, we do not need correction.

I ponder the way and as long as my thoughts do not lead me astray I have not lost my way.

Proverbs 16:7 English Standard Version (ESV) When a man’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

I am not at war with anyone, not even myself.

We can enjoy that silent walk with the ones we love because there is no awkwardness between us. We can enjoy each other’s company without filling the air with the sound of our voices. 

Do we feel His presence when He is silent? Do we have to hear from Him to assure ourselves we are not walking alone? Jesus said He would never leave us or forsake us. That was not a conditional comment. He did not say “I will stay with you as long as you don’t mess up.”

The way that is blameless doesn’t have a past, it only has a future. Pondering our past mistakes keeps us from seeing the good that is ahead of us. Those mistakes told us where temptation lies and we do not have to revisit them to know to avoid them. 

1 Corinthians 10:13 English Standard Version (ESV) No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Another way of looking at this is; we don’t have to go looking for temptation.

When it shows up just look for the exit.

Psalm 37:3-6 English Standard Version

3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.

4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.

6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.

Ripley collected a number of oddities that were unbelievable and challenged us to believe it or not. His challenge was one of curiosity. Whether we believe it or not holds no sway over our lives.

Trust is fundamental to faith. It says the Lord is right and His counsels are just and if we walk by faith all will bring forth blessings which we cannot obtain on our own, His promises.

Trust allows us to act in a manner that we might not choose for ourselves because we made a choice to place our faith in Jesus Christ. That act changed the course of our life.

Yet these words were penned long before the birth of Christ and it seems it should have been true for the people of those days and not just those of us that are living now in the church age.

When we read the bible we will discover that Enoch walked with God and pleased God even before the flood. Nothing is said about how Enoch achieved that amazing feat. We can believe it because God said it, even if we do not understand it.

The Shepherd and the Stone of Israel were mentioned in Jacob’s blessing over his sons which were mentioned under Joseph not Judah which is the bloodline of Jesus. We might not understand why that was the order presented but we can trust that it was not a mistake even if we think it out of order.

Trust and obedience are not predicated on understanding, believe it or not.

Our understanding will change as more and more truth is revealed to us by He who is True.

Faith remains unchanged even if we do not act on it, believe it or not.

Our actions are still a matter of free will and our will does change, believe it or not.

Faith is not a religion, believe it or not.