{"id":22239,"date":"2014-10-10T00:20:09","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T04:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=22239"},"modified":"2014-10-09T22:08:30","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T02:08:30","slug":"22239","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/10\/22239\/","title":{"rendered":"Answers, Guidance, and Direction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the [whole] person; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
\nThe precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure and bright, enlightening the eyes.
\nThe [reverent] fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
\nMore to be desired are they than gold, even than much fine gold; they are sweeter also than honey and drippings from the honeycomb.
\nPsalms 19:7-10<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

My kids started a new math curriculum a couple of years ago. This curriculum was confusing and, in my opinion, it made the process much harder than necessary. It would give a problem and no explanation on how to solve it. It would leave us flipping the paper over to see if we missed something or having to resort to a web search to assist in finding the solution. We were left wanting and needing more, left alone without direction or answers.<\/p>\n

Now, this may seem extreme for a math situation, but you should understand that math is not my forte…I need as much clarity as possible. I need to know what to do and how to do it, without clarity I’m lost.<\/p>\n

To me this is much like life\u2014without clarity I’m lost. Reading the words in this passage gave just that…in a world where there are so many problems without clear solutions we are left to search for answers. But as always our Heavenly Father has those answers written for us, His clarity is at our fingertips in His word, it is on our lips with each prayer. He makes a statement and follows with a clarifying statement\u2014His words rejoice our heart, they enlighten our eyes, they endure forever, they are righteous and true, they are richer than gold and sweeter than honey. They are clear and concise.<\/p>\n

When I found the solution to the math problem, I found a sense of peace\u2014peace that lasted until I read the next problem. But with God’s direction and answers the peace is lasting. Unlike math, where the answers may be questionable, God’s Word is always dependable, always correct.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s pray<\/span><\/strong>: \u00a0Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for Your answers to life, for Your guidance, and for Your direction. Life can be like math at times, confusing and uncertain. But Your words are true, clear, and they enlighten us. They are dependable and constant. Your words guide our lives, our hearts and our minds, thank You. In Jesus\u2019 name, I pray, amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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