Dear Lord,
You are the inventor of wisdom, and those who reject You are foolish. They think themselves wise, but their own rebellious spirits have blinded them. They want only to serve their own selfish ambitions. They ignore You and plot against others, only to be caught in their own deceitful traps.
Help me to avoid those who run around like idiots trying to do as the world does. Their mad race leads to death. However, real wisdom can be found whenever I turn to You.
Thank You for being there for me. Remain in me as I remain in You. Give me the wisdom I need when I rub shoulders with those who walk the way the world walks. I know I am like a lamb among wolves, so help me to be as cunning as a snake yet as innocent as a dove.
Teach me Your ways so I will be wise. Help me to select wise friends and to be careful how I live, where I go, and what I do. Show me the truths I need. You are so generous with me, even giving me the wisdom to recognize my own folly. You never mock me but lovingly help me.
I pray that You, the Father of my Lord Jesus Christ, will give me a spirit of wisdom and revelation as I grow in my relationship with Christ.
In the name of Jesus, amen.
The wisdom of this rebellious and broken world looks like foolishness when put next to God. So it stands in Scripture, “He catches the wise in their deceitful plotting.”
1 Corinthians 3:19 VOICE
So be careful how you live; be mindful of your steps. Don’t run around like idiots as the rest of the world does. Instead, walk as the wise!
Ephesians 5:15 VOICE
I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as snakes but as innocent as doves.
Matthew 10:16 GW
If any of you needs wisdom to know what you should do, you should ask God, and he will give it to you. God is generous to everyone and doesn’t find fault with them.
James 1:5 GW
I pray that the glorious Father, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know Christ better.
Ephesians 1:17 GW