Proverbs 9:3-4 KJV
I’ve read this verse and other verses about the “simple” many times over the years. But it stopped me this morning as I saw it in a new light.
Last August I got engaged to an amazing man named James ❤️ A time of my life is here that I’ve been waiting for for a long time. And I’ve been preparing for it while I wait. Reading books, studying the Bible, listening to sermons, radio shows, and podcasts. We both have. And going into this as a 34 year old woman I thought that I might be better prepared to walk this new road. And to some degree I did have a good idea intellectually of the reality versus fantasy of this being engaged thing. I mean, don't get me wrong, I in no way thought that I would be a pro at it, lol. Just that maybe I'd have a little bit of a hand up from 20 year old Sarah. But for the most part, it’s been a lot of learning, a lot of realizing that as much as I thought I knew, it was still all just theories in my head and figuring out how it worked in real life was a process. A lot of realizing that situations you create in your head are just that, in your head. Fantasy. Not in the crude way. Just in the not-real way. So now I'm getting used to real (which, may I say that, even though it's different and more work than the "fantasy" in my head, it's so much better in real life <3 ).
Anyway! All that introduction to say this point. I have felt very "simple" in all of this. Ignorant. Unlearned. Naive. Simple. And it's been hard. I struggle with feeling less than or not doing things "right" or worse yet, fear of failing. But what I'm learning is that it's okay to not know. Just learn <3 And that's what this verse reminded me of. Wisdom called out to the simple, it didn't overlook the simple because "they should know better/be further along/be more mature/ have it all together". Wisdom doesn't look for the ones who already know. No, it calls out to the simple and seeks to teach them a better way. It's okay to be simple in something. Everyone starts somewhere. I shouldn't fear "measuring up" to anyone else's story or maturity. I just need to always be seeking Christ and His way and when wisdom cries out to me I will go in and learn of it. So this is me, Simple Sarah, learning.
"...the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple." Psalm 19:7