Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths. -Proverbs 3:5-6
 
So why do I read the Bible?  Why do I pray?  Why do I trust the Lord?
I can be so self deceived about the world, God, myself and many other things.  The Bible commands me not to trust in my deceitful heart but to trust in the Lord.  He can give me wisdom and guidance to guide my life far beyond what I'm capable of doing.  My prayer today is that God would direct my steps, all of them.

I once had a student who was very ambitious about learning to attack.  Prior to taking lessons, he had only developed a pushing and blocking game.  For 9 months, I taught him to attack.  He said that he was using his attack against other players at the club.  Finally, the day arrived that I was ready to watch him play against another opponent, instead of just giving him a lesson.  Before the match, I told him not to worry about the score, but merely to focusing on using the weapons that he had been trained to use.