Being in a leadership position doesn’t mean I am in control. Even if I were a king, in sovereign power and unquestioned authority of all the land, it would not signify that I direct the course of all. The king doesn’t even have complete control of their heart. The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD. He controlled the heart of Pharoah by hardening it (Exodus 7:3, 13-14, 22, 8:19, 9:12, 35, 10:20, 27, 11:10, 14:4), Nebuchadnezzar by taking his sanity (Daniel 4:31-32:35), and Cyrus whom he led to conquer and changed his attitude to help on the work of rebuilding the temple (Isaiah 45:1-3; Ezra 6:22).
I am not a king, president, or dignitary of a civilian government. Yet, this proverb is still true to me. The LORD directs my heart like a watercourse wherever he pleases. This does not mean I am not accountable for my thoughts and will. My heart condition and mindset are my responsibility. And the course of my life is in the LORD’s sovereign authority. Therefore, I humble myself to the LORD of life with gratitude, respect, and foremost with love for “the LORD has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.” (Luke 1:52)
“Humble yourselves before the LORD and he will lift you up.” (James 4:10)
