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“With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep your statues.”  Psalm 119:145 (ESV)

Where do you go for answers?  Most likely we often land on asking Goggle or surfing the net.  Goggle seems to know exactly what we are looking for and it’s totally free.  Thousands of articles on any given subject – some helpful, some not so helpful.  Perhaps you’re more like me and tend to seek out close friends, which can be a great resource if they have godly values and beliefs that line up with ours.  Not such a good choice if they are total opposites.

Best place to go and one that never disappoints is our amazing God.  The One who created our world and formed us in our mother’s womb.  He knows all things and is the greatest source of wisdom we could ever seek.  God alone holds the key to our answers – truth unfolding right before our eyes.

“With my whole heart I cry,” echoes from the psalmist’s lips in Psalm 119.  Makes me wonder what the psalmist was facing.  What desperation resulted in crying out to God with his whole heart?  The word for heart here means more than just feelings or emotions. It’s the entirety of one’s being – thoughts (mind), knowledge of right from wrong (conscience) and emotions. In other words it’s one’s heart, mind and soul desperately crying out for answers that can only be found in God.

Haven’t we all landed there?  Nothings make sense We don’t know what to do. We need divine intervention.  Our world is falling apart right before our eyes, and we have no idea how to respond.  Desperation has landed us flat on our face.  Eagerly we run to our God who has proven Himself to be faithful and true.  The only One who can move us from uncertainty to clarity.  The One whose wisdom is beyond our comprehension.

Yet, sweet friends we don’t have to wait for desperation to drive us to our knees.  God’s word reminds us to seek Him with our whole heart, mind and soul daily – not just on an emergency basis.  Relationship requires intentionality and consistency. As we grow in our faith and draw near to God, we will gain insight, direction and the answers will come in God’s timing.  Some may be yes, some may be no, some we will have to wait until we stand in His presence, but either way He hears our cries and will answer us.

Don’t know about you, but being confident of God’s guiding hand in my life is the sweetest assurance. I don’t have to rely on Goggle to direct my path.  I can wholly trust my God to teach me, lead me, guide me and encourage me every step of the way.  So the next time we’re looking for answers let’s turn to Him first and follow His wisdom – it’s the best solution ever.

“Father, You promise to pour out Your wisdom on those who seek You.  Help us to resist the world’s wisdom and completely lean on You for all we need.”

For His Glory

Janet Martin
TRBC Women’s Life