Don’t Be Afraid of The Dark

Prayers for Discernment and Wisdom

Father, I pray that You might give me a heart of wisdom. I pray that I will always make wise choices; and when two paths seem to be equal, I pray You will help me to trust You even as I make my decision. Give me a heart that is willing to obey You, to respond in faith to the wisdom You give me. 

 I pray for my family that they might have a heart of wisdom. Keep them from ungodly counsel that seems good, but will, in the end, be destructive. Keep them from following the path of least resistance, and from friends who would lead them astray. 

Teach them, even as You teach me, that the wise path is often the most  difficult path, but in the end, it’s the most rewarding. Direct our paths, O Lord, for we are like sheep who are prone to stray. Make us lovers of wisdom.  In Jesus’ name, Amen.

King Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom 

“Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”  (1 Kings 3:7-9, NLT) 

Lord, thank you for helping me find clarity about my purpose. Help me remember that I ultimately can find satisfying purpose when I seek after you. Lord, as I work to understand my purpose more fully, I pray that your joy would be present. I pray for grace and wisdom. Help me long to serve you above myself, even above others. Help me walk daily in dependence of you.

You promised that when I seek You with all our heart, I will find You.   I seek only after You.  Still my troubled heart. Calm my wayward mind. I seek only after You.  I’m never going to be able to figure this out on my own,  And right now I’m leaning heavily on You.   I seek only after You.  I give you all the anxieties and fears I feel inside  I release them all to You   I seek only after You.   I open up my life  So that it becomes like an open book before You  May You write in it Your words of inspiration and direction.   Still my troubled heart.  Calm my wayward mind.  I seek only after You.   I await Your voice.   

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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