The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Proverbs 3:5-8, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart,

And do not lean on your own understanding.

6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make

your paths straight. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;

Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

8 It will be healing to your body, And refreshment to

your bones.”

I awoke this morning with these verses on my mind.

They are a sound and solid reminder that the LORD

is the One who controls all factors of life. With all that

He had enabled us to know, we must admit that it

pales in the light of what He knows. We come to the

crossroads of life situations, not knowing whether to

turn right or left. We evaluate every factor, yet still

have doubts as to what to do. The psalmist shouts,

“TRUST in the LORD!” Have complete confidence in Him.

Don’t just trust your instincts! Acknowledge Him as

supreme, and He will show you what to do.

Rose Marie has always been my wise counsel. The

depths of her spiritual understanding has always amazed

me. Her trust has always been in the LORD; and I have

learned to rely upon His counsel as well. Yet, many aspects

work to confuse His counsel. Evil rears its nasty head

in the effort to scramble clear thinking. Reverencing

Him and resisting evil clears the pathway. And the anxiety

that has built up within us rapidly disappears.

It is not easy to trust –even to trust in the LORD. So, when

we encounter trouble, He allows us no way out except to

trust Him. How precious and tenderly He leads us.

We prayerfully walk by faith, loving each of you all the while,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”