Last year was a trying time - the loss of my fulltime job, my husband's retirement, my daughter going off to college, my other daughter learning motherhood, and more. This year, very little has changed in my situation. I feel like I'm drifting a bit and I am wondering why? It's time to press in and find out...
Prov. 2 says He will give you guidance IF you do certain things:
v. 1 - accept my words
store up my commands
v.2 - listen to wisdom
apply your heart to understanding
v.3 - call out for insight
cry aloud for understanding
v. 4 - look for understanding
search for it like hidden treasure
Promise in v. 5: THEN you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. Wow. Wouldn't that be something! I WANT divine understanding and knowledge!
I haven't understood a lot lately. I haven't seen the big picture. But now I get it. I haven't done the "Ifs" to get the "THEN". I have to do verse 1-4 to get to verse 5. What I've done has been too superficial. Searching for it like hidden treasure takes a deeper level of pursuit.
God wants the IF to mold me and give me the character to find the "then" - the promise. I want the "THEN" without the "IF".
Maybe you're there too? Let's put the "IF" in 2009. The "THEN" is worth it.
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God is teaching me in this area, only in dealing with really seeking and what it looks like to seek... "seek and you will find"
God is so faithful to His promises. I also love the promise in Jer.29:12-13 that says YOU WILL FIND ME when you seek me with all your heart!!! Thank you Lord!
Yeah, I'm there. I usually start out doing what I THINK is right, disregarding the whole "Lean not....", get the UH-UH, and then I sit down, shut up and listen. If I followed the "Ifs" I might save time and bruises.
By the way, I don't see the option to follow your blog... am I just not seeing it?
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