the Lord answers prayers.

i get so excited about seeing the Lord's promises alive in my life. He promises, when we ask we shall receive. He promises, when you seek wisdom you will find it.

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a few weeks ago i started praying specifically for wisdom. not for any one thing, but for wisdom in general. the Lord pointed me to proverbs. proverbs, as we all know, speaks volumes on wisdom. proclaims the value of wisdom, being more precious than gold. it gives us nugget after nugget of wisdom itself. i began reading. and i see the Lord answering my prayer for wisdom. i see little bits of fruit alive in me. i see the Holy Spirit.

proverbs 8:19 . . . MY FRUIT IS BETTER THAN GOLD, EVEN FINE GOLD, AND MY YEILD CHOICE SILVER.

proverbs 8:35 . . . FOR WHOEVER finDS ME FINDS LIFE AND OBTAINS FAVOR FROM THE LORD.

I feel like much of proverbs should be in caps. wisdom screams from the pages. at least at me. it's one of those things i know i have no right to ignore. i know without a doubt in my mind the power of the Lord in the pages of the Word, the Holy Spirit, speaking, stirring in my heart.

prayers answered.

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jack and i have been praying for months about a huge decision in our lives. we've prayed and spoken with each other. we've sought wisdom in the Word. the next step was council. always hard. always humbling. and i prayed hard about it. who to approach. how to approach it. for wisdom. for encouragement. for peace. for faith. and we sought council last night. and we heard wisdom. found encouragement. felt peace. had faith. God is so good.

our decision hasn't been made. and it'll still require more time and prayer, and wisdom, and council. and i'm at complete peace, with so much faith for the stirring God has placed inside us. whether to change us, change others, or lead us elsewhere.

we not have questions to ask ourselves, and a context in which to continue to pray and evaluate.

prayers answered.

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my health has been messy. at this point, i want to say it's been messy forever. but i wont. only 6 years. headaches. migraines. stomach pain. kidney stones. muscle problems. surgeries. intestinal problems. back pain. depression.

i've been under the shield of a thousand prayers. i've done so much. diets. medications. massage therapy. chiropractics. physical therapy. sleep. exercise.

things have begun to change. first in my heart. second in my body. not complete, and not every day. but when your heart is healed, your body follows.

prayers answered.

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the Lord answered prayers.