Dear Lord,
Life and all its trials and decisions can be perplexing. How do I know what to do? How do I know which way to turn, especially when I am fenced in with troubles and difficulties?
You cover me when I am perplexed. You help me when I am unsure of what to think or do about the problems in my life.
When I am pressed down, surrounded by troubles, I am not crushed. When I am perplexed by my circumstances, I am not driven to despair. When I am hunted down by the enemy, I am never abandoned by God. When I am knocked down, I am not destroyed.
Because You are the answer to my every question, I will trust You completely and not rely on my own opinions. With all my heart I will rely on You to guide me, and You will lead me in every decision I make.
The fear of You is wisdom. Turning my back on my own evil thoughts and deeds shows I have real understanding.
Open my ears to wisdom. Help me to turn my heart to understanding as I cry out to know right from wrong. I lift my voice and ask You to help me understand. I look for Your wisdom as one would look for silver and hidden riches.
As I learn to regard You with worship and honor, You will show me everything I need to know.
In the name of Jesus, amen.
We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.
2 Corinthians 4:8–9 NLT
Trust in the Lord completely,
and do not rely on your own opinions.
With all your heart rely on him to guide you,
and he will lead you in every decision you make.
Proverbs 3:5 TPT
The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;
to forsake evil is real understanding.
Job 28:28 NLT
Make your ear open to wisdom. Turn your heart to understanding. If you cry out to know right from wrong, and lift your voice for understanding; if you look for her as silver, and look for her as hidden riches; then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find what is known of God.
Proverbs 2:2–5 NLV