Trusting God with all my heart

Proverbs 3:5 and 6 (KJV) reads as follows, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."  These two verses of scripture are ones that were taught to me in Sunday school at a very early age.  As a matter of fact, it is much easier for someone very young to memorize almost anything and not forget it by the next morning.  But, I never thought how appropriate and meaningful that passage would be for me lately.

Over the last year or so, my primary care physician had noticed a slight heart murmur that did not go away.  So, in my best interests, he ordered some tests, blood work, EKGs, etc.  After those reports were in, he referred me to a cardiologist, who, as you would expect, ordered more tests and procedures.  It was finally determined that I had a defective heart valve and some blocked arteries, requiring valve replacement and one to three bypasses.  Open heart surgery is scheduled early next week.

It is true that such surgery is commonplace and practically routine.  It is also true that such surgery is not one of my "life experiences."  Obviously though, it is about to become one.  So, as a Christian, I need to deal with it--and deal with it AS a Christian.  Does this scripture have any "real" meaning to me, or not?  Do I "really" believe that if I trust in the Lord completely and acknowledge Him in everything that He would be faithful to His Word?
The promise here is not that God would heal me, help me recuperate and be completely whole.  The promise is only that He would direct my paths.  Help me, Lord, to see that Your directions are all I need.

Now, all of a sudden, what I learned as a child took on a much larger meaning.  If I trust God with all my heart (the whole of my spirit), He will direct my paths.  If I trust God with all my heart (the pump and distributor of life-giving blood), He will direct my paths also.  The lesson for me, then, is, if He is directing, its okay to follow.  Follow, I will follow Thee, my Lord..."