Do not insist that your imagination of what is and is not... is true; as well as, the information you have been given (outside of the Bible) is from God unless that information comes directly from Him found in His Word, the Bible.
God’s Word never changes. While that is absolutely true, God’s Word never promises to answer every human question, but it does promise to be the basis of truth for the understanding of all things (Psalm 86:11; Proverbs 30:5; John 1:14; John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16).
When we base our thinking on God’s authoritative Word, we can confidently answer questions about our world and our life.
When Paul wrote his first letter to the Corinthians, he told them his confidence was not in his own lofty speech or wisdom, but in the work of Christ, His Word, and the power of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2).
The Apostle John also displayed this confidence that the Holy Spirit gives all believers sufficient knowledge of the truth: “But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it and that no lie is of the truth” (1 John 2:20–21). Our confidence lies in the truth God has revealed to us through the gospel and the illuminating work of the Holy Spirit
Reading from Proverbs 3:1-12 ~ Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Be not wise in your own eyes (do not be impressed with your own wisdom); fear the LORD and turn away from evil. (the Lord’s ways are higher than ours) This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds— He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,…Psalm 103:2-4.
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