I am seeking Your wisdom first, but also Father, teach me to listen to wise advice from others, and never neglect godly instruction from the counselors You send into my life. You do not want me to be shaken or unsettled in difficulty or fear. I know You desire to instruct me because You love me. The Psalmist says if I desire wisdom, I need to read and internalize Scripture, to meditate on its teachings and precepts. I trust You, and I’m going to listen carefully for Your voice so I can stay on track with Your Word. You tell me not to lean on my own understanding, so I submit to You now and ask you for clarity and direction. I don’t understand what’s happening in my life right now, and I’m uncertain about how to move forward. I pray each practical and spiritual choice I make will reflect Your perfect will. Let me learn from the wisdom of sowing and reaping, the importance of a strong root system in life, or learning industriousness from the ant. Help me observe lessons from all You have created-the truth principles You have built into the universe. I know wise choices will watch over me, keep me safe, and fill me with joy, so guide every decision I need to make today. You are not the author of confusion, but I know I have an enemy who wants to deceive and confuse me, so please instruct me and give me a heart for Your wisdom-a growing desire for understanding and insight. I ask You to help me make good use of the wisdom You give me every day. I know that wisdom will continue to grow as a byproduct of right choices and godly responses, and as I apply Your Word to my daily circumstances. As You show me Your majesty and power, please grant me wisdom so I can better magnify Your name.Īmen. Help me view life from Your perspective-always keeping an eye toward eternity. I know You are absolutely sovereign, and I cannot claim to be wise if I try to dodge Your plans. I know that proper fear of You- reverence in the presence of Your greatness, and awareness that You are evaluating my life-will motivate me to desire wisdom as a strong foundation for trusting and obeying You.įather, give me knowledge of Your holiness, and help me consider what You are doing in our world and through my life. Help me remember that You are God and I am not. I know that genuine respect for You is the beginning of wisdom, so teach me humility as I pray. Sometimes I may not know exactly how to do that, so I pray for wisdom from heaven. I want to honor You and bring glory to Your name. Photo credit: ©Getty Images/BrianAJackson The following are a few representative prayers for wisdom. Determine to develop a close relationship with God’s wisdom and always base requests for wisdom in Scripture, looking into the Word of God as you pray. Think in terms of buying up truth and wisdom, or investing in it to become wiser and wiser. Turn your ear toward it-be attentive to it. When praying for wisdom, seek it as great treasure. God is generous to provide, and He wants His children to know and enjoy the wisdom that comes from Him. James 1:5 instructs believers to ask for wisdom-to pray for it. Many of the proverbs in Scripture were written by Solomon, such as Proverbs 4:5-7: “Get wisdom, get understanding. God answered his prayer, and that gift brought the king great insight, wealth, and fame. In the Old Testament, King Solomon requested a gift he valued above all-a wise, discerning heart. The Bible says Jesus grew in wisdom as a human and as the Son of God, Jesus became wisdom for us from the Father. Almighty God is the source of all wisdom, and He is wisdom itself. Proverbs 8:5 tells us to set our hearts on prudence-wise, good sense-so we will not act as fools. The godless wisdom of this world is considered foolishness in God’s sight. Because God’s thoughts and ways are not our thoughts and ways ( Isaiah 55:8-9), it’s important to pray that God will teach us how to live ( Psalm 25:4-5).
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