If you ask the Lord for wisdom, he will give it to you liberally.

Right now I am listening to a sermon my mom preached at her church.  I love it that she hears from the Lord...

She said this in her message, "If you ask the Lord for wisdom, He will give it to you liberally."

This summer I started a tutoring job for a first grade boy who was behind in reading.

For some reason I was nervous....So scared...I think I was worried that I wouldn't know what to do.  I did teach first grade, right?  I did teach kids how to read, right?  I was good at it, right?

I was having doubts...I thought I lost it all in the last two years since I wasn't practicing.

I prayed, I prayed about this a lot.  I even asked Steve to pray for me...I kind of freaked out about it.

Tutoring session one happened and it went fine...I started to feel like I remembered what I was doing.

I prayed more.

Session two came...It all came back, I knew what I was doing.  Thank you LORD for answering my prayer!  Thank you for this talent and knowledge you have given me.

The rest of the sessions were great, I was in a routine, I knew what to do, I knew where to take this little guy, we had goals, it all was going so well.

I continued to pray.  I wanted this guy to read and read well.  I LOVE teaching kids how to read, it became something I thought of all the time.  I loved preparing for the sessions. I love seeing the light turn on for him.

I kept praying.

Then, we took a break because I went to Michigan.  I gave him stuff to work on while we I was gone to keep him on track.

He started school and was lucky enough to have the same teacher he had last year....She tested him (as they do at the beginning of every year) -  when he left kindergarten he was below in all areas...Now, in first grade, he was scoring advanced!  She was blown away by his progress!  His parents are thrilled and he is confident.

It all goes back to this - If you ask the Lord for wisdom, He will give it to you liberally.  I was worried. I didn't know if I could still do what I "used" to do.  The Lord has given me a gift and I am able to use it.  Thank you Lord for giving me wisdom...and giving me wisdom liberally!