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“Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding. Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.”  Proverbs 2:2-4 (NLT)(emphasis mine)

I lost my wedding rings.

They slipped off in our grassy front yard on a very hot day.

The morning was spent with me lying on my stomach staring down each row of grass to see if the sun would catch something shiny. We do not have any shade, so it became increasingly uncomfortable. I was dripping sweat, makeup was gone, clothes were filthy, hands were cut from pulling grass, and yet, I continued to search. Finally I had to be done and there was a pit in my stomach. I knew they were there, yet I could not see them. I was distressed.

I was praying and asking God to miraculously reveal them to me.

Then I had a brilliant idea. I ordered a metal detector from amazon-an inexpensive kids one that would arrive the next day.  I continued to pray all night and even went out in the moonlight with a flashlight hoping upon hope that would work. But, to no avail. I went to bed without my rings.

The metal detector arrived right on time, so I knew God was hearing my prayers(!), and the search began again on day 2. The kid’s version of a metal detector  is about 4 inches long, so I was combing through the yard meticulously, yet, finding nothing of value. Frustrated and disappointed after another hot day of searching, I began to lose hope.

Thankfully, it was the weekend and the next morning my husband went out to look.  Within fifteen minutes, he walked in the house, got on one knee, and slipped my rings back on my finger!   What in the world????  He usually cannot find anything in the house! I had him show me where he discovered them and we realized he had been combing the grass much further down, toward the road. Apparently the rings had rolled or slid, and they were right on the edge where the driveway meets the grass! WHEW! They were back on my finger safe and sound.

I walked up and down the driveway trying to decipher how they had landed where they did, but it really didn’t matter anymore. I had wasted so much time looking in the wrong places. I had the best intentions, I put forth a lot of effort, and I even had a new tool, but none of it mattered because of where I was looking.

As Proverbs 2:2-4 tells us, we have to search for wisdom, understanding, and insight the way I searched for my wedding rings. The world has so much to offer as we seek and search, but we need to be sure we are looking in the right places for the answers. God’s Word is the map to lead us to the treasures. The treasures of trust, loyalty, peace, kindness, and eternal security.  We can’t  just go by what we have heard about God’s Word,  but we have to study it and seek it out to see what God is really saying and what He is teaching us. No one said it would be easy. We may look and feel like a hot mess, but finding His treasures are so worth it. He is worth it all!

“Father, help us to be willing to put the time and effort into searching out the treasures of wisdom, insight, and understanding that You give us in Your Word. Help us to treasure You.”

If you would like to deepen your time of worship, you can read the lyrics to “I’d Rather have Jesus” by Rhea Miller I’d Rather Have Jesus | Hymnary.org or watch the video Bing Videos sung by Selah.

For His Glory

Terrie Tollerson
TRBC Women’s Life