understood...

This morning as I strolled around doing the things that maintain a clean home, I heard a thought from on High, “seek to understand.” “Though it costs all you have, get understanding (Proverbs 4:7 NIV).” Its in the gift of understanding that allows our person’s to grow.

God has a desire to be understood. John in one of his little letters spoke of this “and we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; (I John 5:20 ESV). Its this truth that we seek. We need to be His purveyors. As we seek Him to know Him, we become more attuned to Him. We put on Him, as Paul wrote to the Galatians in the third chapter. Allowing us to become like Him.

If your desire is to be understood, I challenge you to understand. Put on Him and seek His way. It changes you. Knowing where He comes from allows us to see where others come from and then they will see where you are coming from. Whether you do this through social media sitting at your desk, tilling the ground, or watering the fields for growth, seek to understand. David said the entrance of His word brought light and brought understanding to the simple (Psalm 119:130).

Godspeed, The Journeyman

Ps. In understanding we gain wealth that can’t be measured in dollars and cents. It is a treasure that heaven shares openly. “Seek to understand, then you’ll be understood.” That was the fullness of the phrase I heard this morning. “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of Wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better (Ephesians 1:17 NIV).”