In my prayer time this morning I was talking with the Lord about having better clarity – seeing things the way He sees them. Understanding people from His perspective. It was then I remembered these verses:
“Show me your faithful love this morning. I trust in you. Show me what I should do.
    I put my life in your hands! 9 Lord, I come to you for protection. Save me from my enemies.
10 Show me what you want me to do. You are my God. Let your good Spirit lead me over level ground. 11 Lord, let me live so that people will praise your name. Show me how good you are and save me from my trouble. 12 Show me your love and defeat my enemies.” Psalm 143:8-12 ERV
Show me Lord, how I can be more like You.
Sounds like a good prayer doesn’t it? And it is but it doesn’t end there. I almost closed my Bible there and went back to my prayer for clarity and understanding but I felt the Lord leading me to read on, so I did.
I turned to Proverbs, the book of wisdom. Proverbs has 31 chapters, one for each day of the month and so I turned to chapter 2 since today is January 2nd.
“ Listen to wisdom, and do your best to understand. 3 Ask for good judgment. Cry out for understanding. 4 Look for wisdom like silver. Search for it like hidden treasure. 5 If you do this, you will understand what it means to respect the Lord, and you will come to know God.
6 The Lord is the source of wisdom; knowledge and understanding come from his mouth. 7 He gives good advice to honest people and shields those who do what is right. 8 He makes sure that people are treated fairly. He watches over his loyal followers.
9 If you listen to him, you will understand what is just and fair and how to do what is right. 10 You will gain wisdom, and knowledge will bring you joy.
11 Planning ahead will protect you, and understanding will guard you. 12 These will keep you from following the wrong path and will protect you from those who have evil plans.” Proverbs 2:2-12 ERV
I almost closed my Bible too soon. If I hadn’t read on, I would have missed God’s instruction on wisdom and understanding. I would have missed the answer to my morning prayer.
Kind of like spiritual GPS. We have a desired destination but if we don’t follow the instructions, we will probably get lost.
“Ask me, and I will tell you things that you don’t know and can’t find out.” Jeremiah 33:3 CEV
When we ask the Lord for direction and instruction it’s always best to listen for His answer. Don’t quit too soon!