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