Proverbs 13-20
“Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.” Proverbs 13:10
Lord, I pray that in my daily life, that I would not allow my pride to cause contentions with my wife, family, friends, and business associates. I know that recently I have allowed a number of things to bother me and a few times have let things be said that caused contention. Forgive me for my folly and help me to be as You are.
“Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labor shall increase.” Proverbs 13:11
Lord, help me to be a good laborer. My hope is that I will be used of Thee to support the ministry financially, however, I know at this time that I am not ready. I know that I would become too attached to the material things that wealth brings. I must be brought to a place where my main motivation is Thee and not myself. Help me to labor diligently and to seek wisdom.
“The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.” Proverbs 14:15
Lord, help me to look well to my going. Help me to seek after wisdom and to know the truth of Thy word. There are so many things that I know are just over the horizon that You have prepared for my life and in truth, though I am looking forward to those things, I am in fear of them. I know that more and more responsibility will be laid on me once You have given me the wisdom to understand it. I pray that You would help me to prepare so that I might glorify and honor Thee.
“Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.” Proverbs 16:3
Lord, my desire is that I would give Thee my whole heart and life that my thoughts may be sweet. Your word says that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh…I would imagine that it would effect our thinking too. My desire is to have a pure thought life, which is the hardest life to have seeing that it is secret to all but Thee. Help me to fill my heart with Thy word that my thoughts would be pure and right.
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