God Answers prayer

February 12, 2026

Port Hedland, Western Australia

This morning started with my usual prayers- 6am with our Bible study group after praying all night with a heavy heart, but when I finished, my heart still felt sad this morning not joyful or at peace like I hoped. I wasn't in the best place emotionally. My wife noticed and gently suggested we both go back to bed to rest more, but my spirit just wouldn't settle for that. Something inside me stirred, urging me to get up and move. I decided to take a walk, to clear my mind and seek direction for my future. I asked the Holy Spirit to lead me, to guide my steps and show me what God wants me to see or understand right now.

Just a few minutes from home, there's this open field bushland really and I walked into it, praying as I went. The air was still, the ground dry under my feet. As I moved along the path, my eyes caught something odd, an old book lying there, weathered, dry, half buried in sand, with ants building around it and pages eaten away by time. I walked past it at first, but the Holy Spirit gave me no peace. That gentle but firm nudge came go back!!!. So I turned around, picked it up, brushed off the dirt and sand, and the Holy spirit said open it. I did and behold guess what child of God

It was a Bible. Abandoned in the bush for who knows how long. Who left it there? How did it end up in this remote spot? I don't know, but as soon as I took step of obedience and opened it, the pages fell directly to Job chapter 28. My heart stopped for a moment. Oh my goodnes!!! Wow oh wow Job!!!. The book that speaks so deeply about long suffering, endurance through pain, the kind of emotional trial I've been walking through lately. But this chapter? It's not just about suffering, it's this powerful section about where true wisdom is found.

Job 28 talks about mining how people dig deep into the earth for silver, gold, iron, copper, sapphires, and gold dust. They go to extreme lengths, cutting shafts in dark places, overturning mountains, bringing hidden things to light. Yet the chapter asks, But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell? It says wisdom isn't in the depths of the sea or the land of the living, it can't be bought with gold or jewels. True wisdom comes from God alone, the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.

And here I am, holding this forgotten Bible in a field in South Hedland (Port Hedland), one of the biggest mining hubs in the world, famous for iron ore and all these natural minerals pulled from the ground. The connection hit me like a wave oh Lord Jesus Christ!!!!!. The very place where riches are mined from the earth also has God's Word buried in the soil, abandoned, covered in sand, yet still speaking when rediscovered. It's like the Lord is reminding me, just as men search diligently for earthly treasures here, true treasure, wisdom, guidance, breakthrough, is found in Him, in His Word. Even more so in the same location.

I stood there in the field, overwhelmed, tears coming as I prayed and declared that my portion will not be stolen and will be measured to me according to the grace and Mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying with the soil and I kept declaring and declaring in a very loud voice. Instantly, God brought back memories of years ago when I studied the book of Job so many years ago and intensely how it changed my life, deepened my faith, and the prayers I poured out then so many years ago. Our Lord Jesus reminded me that He hasn't forgotten those cries. This season of struggle isn't pointless it's part of the journey that's brought me this far, to this place, right now in Port Hedland. The minerals are here, yes, but so is the buried Word of God, waiting to be uncovered. Who am I Lord Jesus, you are so so good to me sometimes you show me things that are so bigger than my thoughts or understanding.

I'm seeking wisdom on how to receive what God has for me here, yes clarity for my future, healing for my emotions, direction in this season. The Bible in my hands felt like a direct message. keep digging, but not into the earth for fleeting riches. Dig into Him, into His Word, led by the Holy Spirit. Wisdom is hidden, but not lost it's found in fearing God and turning from evil.

Thank You, Lord, for leading me on that walk. Thank You for the nudge to turn back. Thank You for speaking through a forgotten Bible in the bush. Help me to hold onto this reminder and walk in the wisdom You're revealing.

Amen.