To Ponder

When Mary concieved Jesus by the Holy Spirit she was a teenager,not a typical teenager but one who was truly wise beyond her years. There are not many things about Mary(sounds like a movie title) that I can compare myself to except one. She pondered. To ponder means to think deeply. Whenever things happened that she did not understand, the Bible says she pondered these things in her heart.
I have been a ponderer all my life. A ponderer never says," Oh well, I guess it's not for me to know." A ponderer says ,"Oh God,Help me to know!"

I have always been a writer and as a teenager I began to ponder on paper.(sounds like I was training a puppy) I actually wrote letters to God asking Him all my questions.
As an adult I have kept journals and when I run across a word or scripture I do not understand, I jot it down. I pray,"Dear God,as I ponder this,help me understand it's deeper meaning."
I can not tell you how many times I have been blown away by God as He answers this prayer.
I will see the word or phrase everywhere in my daily life. Sometimes it will explain itself as I observe nature,a billboard,traffic,people,a magazine in a checkout line.

God tells us in His Word..... "Seek and you will find." God is a God of His Word and if you ponder,you will understand.

My prayer for you is simple: In Proverbs,the writer calls out to you and so do I....."Get wisdom! Get understanding! Not the world's wisdom but the wisdom that is from above! May you seek and find the understanding that only God can give. To ponder or not to ponder ... That is the question! ddlang

Genesis of a blogger

Hello friends,family and foreigners,
This a new beginning for me. Not because it was merely an idea of mine but because many people said I needed a blog. I always thought blogs were for people who needed to stay in touch with others because they had either suffered and came through a crisis and needed to share how they did this. They use the blog to gain support or support others in the same crisis. I guess of course it is also used for acquiring useful info from those who consider themselves experts on some subject.Some folks may just like to see themselves type sorta like they might like to hear themselves talk. None of the above describes why others nor myself decided I needed to start a blog. Everyday I wake up with such a heart and head full of thoughts of inspiration that I know are not meant for me alone. I guess i am what the Bible calls an "exhorter". My desire is to see all that I know and do not know make wise decisions that will lead to a"blessed and abundant" life. So if you want to hear words of wisdom or inspiration every day just check this site out. My prayer for you is simple: "May you be like the man in Proverbs for happy is the man(or woman or child) who finds wisdom...... For her(wisdom) ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace." Ponder That! ddlang