Day Eight: Proverbs Road Trip

Proverbs 8:17, I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

Peter Portobello’s Hide and Seek

I’ve written a book. Seriously, I’ve written a full length novel. It's even been "published! (Well two whole copies have been published through a vanity 'vanity press'. Thank you, lulu.com) To date three people have read it: me, my dad and Terrie’s Aunt Lyn. (My Dad said he liked it. I think Terrie’s Aunt is waiting to comment.)

One of these days I’ll actually make it available for anyone who wants to read it; but for now I’m still “editing”.

I share that because Proverbs 8:17 plays a key role in the "turn" for my protagonist’s plot line.

Peter Portobello is a man who wants to find his past, but, in the end, it’s not his past that he needs to find – it’s God’s wisdom, God Himself, that Peter finds he needs.

When I started the novel (the book is entitled “Seven Letters”) I had no idea where it would end, I didn’t even know Proverbs 8:17 would end up in the book at all. It just happened. Peter needed to find something – and it turns out that something was God’s wisdom.

You and I are no different than Peter. We need the same thing in our lives – God’s wisdom.

We’re all good at saying “you need God in your life” to people who are searching, but, if I may be so bold, you need more than God – you need His wisdom.

God isn’t enough. God is not just a “thing” to have, He is a person who needs to have you! God longs to give you all that He has and what He has is His wisdom, His practical teachings that – if followed – will bring you everything you need for a rich and fulfilling life.

He promises that if we SEEK His wisdom, we will find it.