How can you trust God when facing an important decision? Every day brings choices about our families, finances, work, relationships, and future. But are we seeking God’s direction or relying primarily on ourselves? In this message from Proverbs 16, Pastor Chris Teien explains how to trust God with your decisions by surrendering your plans, examining your motives, valuing His wisdom above worldly success, and following His ways each day. We can plan carefully while trusting God to direct our steps, provide what we need, and accomplish His purposes even when life does not unfold as expected. You’ll discover: How to trust God with important decisionsWhy planning is wise, but surrendering your plans is essentialHow to make choices that honor the LordWhy God’s wisdom is worth more than worldly successHow to trust God when your plans unexpectedly changeIn This Message 1. Surrender Your Plans to God Planning is wise, but every plan should be surrendered to the Lord. Through personal stories about financial decisions, a dangerous damaged tree, and other everyday choices, Pastor Chris demonstrates the importance of seeking God in prayer, examining our motives, and trusting Him to direct our steps instead of relying on ourselves. (Proverbs 16:1–9; Proverbs 3:5–6; Proverbs 21:5; Nehemiah) 2. Value God’s Wisdom Above Worldly Success The world measures success by wealth, possessions, recognition, and status, but God values wisdom, humility, and faithful obedience. Proverbs teaches that wisdom is worth more than gold, pride leads to destruction, and true success comes from pursuing God’s purposes rather than worldly approval. (Proverbs 16:16–20; Daniel 4) 3. Follow God’s Ways Every Day Walking in God’s wisdom shapes our words, decisions, relationships, and character. Even when life is uncertain or difficult, we can trust God’s sovereign purposes. He directs our steps and calls us to live with humility, integrity, self-control, and confidence in Him. (Proverbs 16:21–33; Romans 5:8; Genesis 50:20) Takeaway Are you trusting God more than yourself? Bring your decisions and plans before the Lord in prayer. Examine your motives, seek wisdom from God’s Word and trusted believers, and move forward in obedience. Plan carefully, but trust God with both the direction and the results. Illustrations Making a financial decision without prayer after Pastor Chris’s wife was placed on bed rest during pregnancyAsking a professional arborist for help rather than taking unnecessary risks with a damaged treeA GPS rerouting around a closed road as a picture of God’s guidance when plans unexpectedly changeJoseph’s life demonstrating how God can work through suffering to accomplish His purposesPraying as a family before deciding where to attend Bible collegeInvesting in a quality Bible as an example of valuing eternal wisdom above temporary pleasuresKey Quotes “Are you trusting God more than yourself?” “Planning is good. The Bible is for planning.” “God examines your motives.” “How much better to get wisdom than gold.” “Pride always brings us low, and humility lifts our eyes up to God.” “God’s wisdom teaches us to make wise decisions by trusting Him more than ourselves.” Search Topics Proverbs 16, how to trust God with your decisions, trusting God when making decisions, how to seek God’s direction, making wise decisions, biblical decision-making, Christian decision-making, commit your plans to the Lord, God’s will, surrendering your plans to God, following God, godly wisdom, humility, pride, God’s sovereignty, Christian living, faith, obedience, Jesus Christ, Romans 5:8, Joseph, Nehemiah, Daniel 4, Pastor Chris Teien, Rockwell Church Full Episode & Transcript: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2285086/episodes/19516417 26m0719de Helping you apply God's Word and follow Jesus in everyday life. Learn more at ChrisTeien.com and Rockwell.church Find episode transcripts at Well.faith