Step 5 concludes the lesson “Do you think you are unaccountable?”. A chart in the Ilumina Bible indicates five alliances we tend to make today. We trust government and the legal system over God’s plan for moral behavior. We trust in science before believing what the Bible says. We trust that education can better guide us into success rather than God’s counsel. For healthy living, we follow medical care advice more readily than God’s plan for moral living. We seek financial independence and forget to trust God for our needs. Why should we trust God? See Jeremiah 29:11.

An inner peace comes when we trust in the sovereign Lord and lean not on our own understanding. As a closing exercise, ask members to identify the essential truth in each of the following proverbs and then contrast that truth with what we tend to believe that’s in opposition to that truth. Explain how obeying the truth in the proverb teaches us to trust God. What possible accountability comes from ignoring the truth in the proverb?

Proverbs 22:24-25 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared.

Proverbs 22:26-27 Do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts; if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.

Proverbs 23:4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint.

Proverbs 23:17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD.

Proverbs 24:17-18 Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice, or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from him.

Proverbs 24:19-20 Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of the wicked, for the evil man has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

Proverbs 24:28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, or use your lips to deceive.

Proverbs 19:3 A man's own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD.

Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails.

Proverbs 20:22 Do not say, "I'll pay you back for this wrong!" Wait for the LORD, and he will deliver you.

Proverbs 21:31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD.