Godly wisdom applies to all kinds of situations, like this one.

My husband and I were living in the Atlanta area and he was about to retire,

and our plans had always been to build a home.

And I had this killer closet that I wanted in my bedroom.

I thought this will be our last house, Lord willing, so I want a closet.

I can get all my clothes in.

And he couldn't quite get the concept.

We're about to find out what killer closets have to do with wisdom from the Book of Proverbs.

This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Lee DeMoss for Monday, August 24th.

Music Live our hearts with Nancy Lee DeMoss for Monday, August 24th. Nancy's been in a series called The Way of Wisdom. After one of her teaching sessions, we let the recording keep rolling, while Nancy asked the ladies

in attendance for examples from their own lives.

Interestingly enough, many of their responses followed a pattern.

I had an experience with our pastor one Sunday suggested that we read of proverbs every day on the month of the day of the month.

And so this was on a Sunday, and I'd been going through a situation that I really needed some comfort and for the Lord to give me some

encouragement. And that happened to be Proverbs 21. The very first verse that I read said that

the king's heart is like a channel of water in the Lord's hands. And it truly is. He can turn it

whichever he wants for his loved ones.

And so it was very encouraging to me. That is a great verse. If you are a woman under authority,

as we all are under some authority, the king's heart is in the Lord's hand. As the rivers of water,

he turns at the Lord turns that king's heart,

whithersoever he will. It's that Proverbs 21, verse 1. And what a great promise. When you may not

be able to trust the authority, you can trust God. Say the king's heart is in the Lord's

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