Counter-intuitive

Proverbs 3:5-6 says "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him and he will make your paths straight."

There's a huge difference between the way we think the world works and the way God says it works. Because of this, trusting Jesus is usually counter-intuitive. Here are a few examples:

If you are struggling financially - give sacrificially.
If time is tight - observe the Sabbath.
If you want to be great - serve everyone.
If you want to be exalted - humble yourself.
If you want your heart to be filled - empty it.
If you want to be fed spiritually - go hungry.
If you want to be fulfilled in life - lose your life.
Robbed - give more.
Pray for your enemies.
Bless those who curse you.
Help those who can't give back.
Love the unlovable.
Forgive.
If you want to understand the mysteries of the God of the universe - adopt the mind of a child.

Throughout all of Scripture, God calls his servants to the most counter-intuitive acts of trust in Him. The ones who obey the most ridiculous commands are the ones we admire most. The call always comes with a promise. The call in Proverbs does too: "He will make your paths straight." Not only will he place us on a narrow road - he will carve it out in front of us. He will clear thorns, fell trees, chisel through mountains as we put one foot in front of the other - despite how loudly our hearts cry that it's the wrong way, no matter how backwards people tell us we are.