Coming Tomorrow on Bearing Kingdom Fruit
“…Lean Not on Your Own Understanding” — Reflection.
Written by John Partis.
A Christmas chess set. A not-yet-five-year-old granddaughter. And a moment of quiet amazement.
In tomorrow’s reflection, a simple family encounter opens the door to a much deeper question: what does true wisdom really look like? As a young child confidently moves her chess pieces across the board, we’re gently led to another child—sitting among teachers in the Temple—whose understanding left grown men astonished.
This reflection weaves together everyday life, the early years of Jesus, and a familiar proverb we often quote but rarely pause to truly consider:
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding…”
What does it mean to live this way—not just in theory, but in practice? To trust, to submit, and to walk a path shaped not by our own logic, but by the Father’s leading?
If you’ve ever wrestled with relying on your own reasoning versus surrendering to God’s wisdom, tomorrow’s reflection will invite you to slow down, reflect, and reconsider whose understanding you’re leaning on—and why that choice shapes the whole journey.
