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God, Guide My Steps When I Don't Know What to Do | Prayer for Wisdom · The Power of Prayer

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  When you do not know which way to go, you can
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  begin with prayer. You do not need to see the
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  whole road before taking an honest step. Bring
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  your decisions questions. Let us ask God for
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  wisdom together. Heavenly Father, I come before
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  you because I need direction. There are choices
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  in front of me, and I do not want fear, pressure,
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  or impatience to decide for me. Help me become
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  quiet enough to consider what is true, and courageous
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  enough to act on what I understand. You know
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  the situation I am trying to navigate. You know
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  the details I can explain, feelings. Help me
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  look at both with honesty. Keep me from ignoring
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  important facts, simply because I want a particular
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  answer. Lord, teach me to distinguish urgency
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  from importance. Some voices are loud, but they
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  do not deserve control over my choices. Help
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  me make room to think, ask useful questions,
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  and seek advice before making a commitment. I
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  do not fully understand. When an opportunity
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  appears, give me discernment. Help me consider
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  what it asks of my time, my character, and my
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  responsibilities. Let me recognize the difference
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  between something that looks impressed and something
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  that fits the line. I am called. Father, I bring
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  you the fear of choosing wrongly. Sometimes I
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  wait, because I believe there must be a way to
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  remove every uncertainty. Help me accept a careful
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  decision. and still involve her. Give me willingness
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  to learn and adjust. Guide me toward people who
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  offer wisdom without trying to control me. Help
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  me listen to those who ask thoughtful questions
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  and care about the consequences of my choice.
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  Give me humility to hear an answer, but challenge
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  what I hoped they would say. Lord Jesus, shape
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  the motives beneath my decisions. If I am seeking
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  approval more than integrity, help me recognize
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  it. If envy is leading me towards something I
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  do not truly want, bring me back to honesty.
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  Teach me to choose what is good, even when it
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  brings less attention. I pray the person facing
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  a change in work, give them clarity, their skills,
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  and the opportunities they can realistically
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  pursue. Help them prepare carefully, ask questions,
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  and recognize trustworthy support. Give them
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  courage for the next practical step. For the
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  person deciding how to care for a family member.
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  I ask for patience and understanding. Help them
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  gather the information and include the people
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  affected. Keep them from believing they must
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  carry every responsibility. Father, guide those
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  making decisions about the health. Help them
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  speak openly with qualified professionals. Understand
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  their options and ask when something is unclear.
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  Bless those offering care with attentiveness
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  and compassion. Let each person be treated with
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  dignity. I place my relationships before you.
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  Help me see where a conversation is needed, where
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  a promise must be honored, and where a boundary
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  must be made clear. Give me the courage to be
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  truthful with that quote, and the patience to
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  listen, by that preterium defense. When I have
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  hurt someone, guide me toward responsibility.
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  Show me next honest action, instead of allowing
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  me to hide good intentions. Help me apologize
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  clear, repair what I can, and respect. Rebuilding
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  trust may take time. Lord, protect me from making
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  a permanent commitment only to escape a temporary
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  feeling. When I am angry, tired, or afraid, help
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  me pause, or pause as possible. Let rest and
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  perspective have a place in my decisions. I pray
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  for wisdom with the resources entrusted to me.
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  Help me understand the cost of a choice before
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  I accept it. Keep me from confusing a promise
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  with evidence. Give me patience to compare our
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  options and courage to walk away. for pressure.
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  Father, help me recognize when I already know
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  the next right step. Perhaps I need to make a
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  code, complete a task, tell the truth. Give me
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  strength to begin with that ordinary, echo -faithfulness.
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  If a plan needs to change, we're becoming ashamed.
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  Help me review, open with fairness. Let me learn
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  from mistakes without deciding that my future's
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  finished. Give me openness to the different path.
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  On the first one, teach me to notice the effect.
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  My choices have on us. Let me consider the proportions.
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  Let me make decisions with the kind As I leave
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  the square, I take the day.