Proverbs 21:1 says,

“The king’s heart is like streams of water in the hand of Jehovah; He turns it wherever He wishes.”

This is one of many verses I really appreciate from the Bible. A picture of someone’s heart, being like streams of water that can be turned in any direction by Jehovah, is quite profound. A person whose heart is free of self-interest and personal goals allows Jehovah to lead them in ways that fulfill His purpose.

Since I made this verse into my prayer, I can testify that my life indeed has been like streams of water, turned in many directions in the most unexpected ways. Just to list a few events, I am getting a degree on an area that never entered my mind growing up, and I am working in a job at a place that I never dreamed of.

Notice, though, that I said my life, not my heart, has been like streams of water. And I think there is a big difference between life and heart. I realized that as the Lord has been turning the direction of my life in many ways for the past few years, my heart has not been so flexible. Many times, my heart is fixated on a certain direction, and it has been quite painful to accept to the fact that I will never go that direction. I am still struggling, having only a general understanding of where Jehovah wants to take me next, always musing upon why I walk the path I do today.

A heart that is like streams of water in the hand of Jehovah is a heart that is full of love for the Lord. My experience has been that, in order to love the Lord, our faith needs to increase. And in order to have our faith increased, we need to have a hearing of faith, which can be obtained through the word of God. This sequence of events is based on the second half of Gal. 2:20 which says,

“….and the life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.”

As we read the Bible, our faith increases, which gives us the courage to love the Lord to the point that we are at peace and rest when He turns our heart like streams of water.

May all of our hearts be so flexible as to experience His genuine leading, following the Lamb wherever He goes.