Crystal Writes A Blog

It is No Secret, or Is It?

When I was a little girl, my mom loved her music, and she had a lot of albums by Wayne Newton. One of my favorites was his gospel album with Church in the Wildwood, The Old Rugged Cross, and other traditional hymns. I sang with each of them, but mostly with the song, It is No Secret (What God Can Do). This video sounds exactly like what I remember:

As I got older, it began to feel like the things God could do were secrets, at least from me. I wondered where He was on the nights of drunkenness and violence that eventually resulted in social workers and foster homes for my sister and I. She ended up back at home, and I ended up living with my grandparents in another city. We both watched our mom ride a rollercoaster of efforts to get life right while everyone gave her different answers for how to do it.

One day, while writing in a poetry class in the group home I was in, I recall telling God in a poem how I just didn’t understand Him, or why things had to be the way they were. I concluded by writing that I wasn’t going to try anymore. It was partly giving up and partly pleading for understanding. Thankfully, God read it as a prayer that He eventually answered when I was ready.

Proverbs 25:2 says,
[2] It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

https://bible.com/bible/206/pro.25.2.WEBUS

And then we have the Psalm in the image above reminding us that God’s wisdom is hidden from those who do not fear (respect) Him.

So, really, the secret is not one that is withheld from anyone who truly seeks Him with all their heart and soul, but it is hidden from those who don’t think it’s worth enough to dig for. Like a vein of pure gold in a rock or stream, or a cache of diamonds in the depths of a mountain of coal, God’s wisdom is an extreme value waiting to be mined. I don’t desire gold or jewels enough to take the risks associated with mining, but I do value God’s pure and holy truths enough to keep on asking, keep on seeking, and keep on knocking (see Matthew 7:7) until I find answers. Will you go mining with me?

⛏️📖⛏️

January 26, 2026 - Posted by Crystal A Murray (aka CrystalWriter) | Bible, Christianity, Creative Image Editing, Nonfiction, Proverbs & Wisdom, Psalms and Biblical Poetry, Slice of Life, Text on Image, Thoughts and Articles, Walking With The Lord | Bible, Bible study, crystal a murray, Crystal Writes, crystalwriter, finding God, God's truth, God's wisdom, Matthew 7:7, mining for truth, mining for wisdom, Scripture, search, secret, seek and find, seek God, wisdom