Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

What is leaning? Is it dependency? Is it trust? Is it indecision? Is it being unbalanced? If you look at the act of leaning on a table, against a wall, a crutch, or a person, isn’t the act itself intentional imbalance?

We lean for various reasons. We might be tired. We might be giving relief to an ache or pain. We might even do it to look cool. For whatever reason, it is a designed imbalance. There is a reason associated with those leans.

What about the leaning of the mind? Understanding comes from a process of the mind. A leaning of the mind implies an imbalance of reasoning, that one has not given opposing thoughts reasonable consideration. We dismiss ideas quickly if those thoughts do not align with our personal leanings. It causes us to dismiss and cut off others who think another way.

We need not fear error. We have the Spirit of truth to lead us. Consider this; how can we lead others out of darkness if we do not show light upon the error upon which they stand? When we dismiss error without cause, those who believe error will remain where they are, ignorant of the truth.

1 Corinthians 16:13 Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. (NASB)

Faith isn’t meant for leaning.