Receiving Wisdom

The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind.  I have been trying to lean on the Lord to be my comfort.  I have not always succeeded at that. One thing that I have been doing more of is leaning on His Word.  He gives us this awesome book that is all from Him.  I don't know why I have not used it as much  as I could!

I have been doing a bible study with a sweet group of women.  We are studying Proverbs.  Wisdom has been the theme for the last couple of weeks.  Wisdom is a gift.  A gift that we can all have if we truly look for it. 

The Lord has allowed me to go through some hard stuff since starting this study.  He is holding me accountable to His Word.  He wants to see how I will use the knowledge and wisdom He has been giving me. 

There have been times that I have failed. Like letting a friend that I knew needed a shoulder to cry on leave instead of inviting her to stay.  Like allowing my own pride get in the way when I knew that I had to take care of a situation.

How did He respond?

Grace.

Mercy.

I was able to have a second chance at lending an ear and a shoulder. I was right where I needed to be and was open and willing to letting the Lord use me.  He did and we both walked away feeling better. I was able to confront a situation that was difficult but was given every word to say by the Holy Spirit. 

I love that when we mess up...He gives us a second chance.  The people around us may not always know that but we do. 

There is so much more to tell and I will be blogging more.  I know that when I read a blog I like the shorter ones over the looooooong ones! :)