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God, Show Me the Next Step | A Prayer for Clarity & Direction · The Power of Prayer

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  Heavenly Father, I have been turning the same
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  decision over in my mind, hoping that if I think
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  about it one more time, the answer will finally
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  become clear. I have imagined what could go right,
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  I have worried about what could go wrong, and
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  somewhere between those pa -possibilities, I
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  have become afraid to move. Today, I bring this
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  decision to you. You know the details I can explain,
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  and the feelings I struggle to name. You know
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  what I hope to gain. what I am afraid to lose,
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  and why this choice matters so much to me. Help
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  me become still enough to examine it. Show me
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  where fear is influencing my judgment. Perhaps
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  I am rushing because uncertainty feels uncomfortable.
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  Perhaps I am delaying, but I want to guarantee
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  that no decision can give me. Give me patience
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  to gather what I need to know and courage to
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  act when the time is right. Help me recognize
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  the difference between a genuine responsibility
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  and an expectation. I have accepted without thinking.
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  Let me consider how my choices affect the people
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  who depend on me. Keep me from making promises
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  I cannot reasonably keep. Father, I ask for wisdom
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  about the advice I receive. Lead me toward people
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  who understand the situation. Speak truthfully
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  and care about more than telling me what I want
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  to hear. Give me humility to listen when their
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  perspective challenges mine. Help me ask useful
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  questions and check the facts before I build
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  a plan When I do not understand something give
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  me the confidence to Lord Examine my motives
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  Am I choosing this because it is good or because
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  I want someone to admire me am I staying? Because
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  I'm committed or because I am frightened of disappointing
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  people help me answer Without hiding from myself
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  if pride is making me defensive soften my heart
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  If comparison is making me impatient, bring my
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  attention back to the life and responsibilities
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  before me. Teach me to pursue what is worthwhile
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  with integrity. Jesus, I bring you the choices
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  that involve relationships. Help me speak clearly
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  instead of expecting someone to guess what I
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  need. Give me patience to hear their concerns
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  without preparing my defense. Let her still talking.
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  Where a relationship needs repair, show me what
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  I can do. where trust has been damaged. Help
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  me look for consistent actions over time, where
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  I need a boundary. Give me respectful words and
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  the steadiness to follow through. Father, I also
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  place practical decisions in your hands. Work,
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  money, housing, and caring for others can bring
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  complicated questions. Help me consider the costs,
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  commitments, and the alternatives. Be disciplined
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  to prepare for what I choose. Keep me attentive
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  to details. that excitement or anxiety might
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  cause me to overlook. If there is a safer or
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  wiser option, I have dismissed too quickly. Help
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  me reconsider. Lord, sometimes, I wish you would
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  show me the whole road. I want to know how a
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  choice made today will feel years from now. But
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  today, help me focus on the next responsible
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  step. Perhaps I need to make a phone call. Perhaps
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  I need to ask for more time, seek advice, complete
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  an application, or have an honest conversation.
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  Help me do that small thing with care. If I discover
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  that I've made a mistake, give me humility to
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  acknowledge it early. Give me what can be corrected
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  and what I need to learn. Keep embarrassment
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  from trapping me in a harmful. Simply, I have
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  already begun. But I can return to you with changed
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  plans and difficult questions. I pray for the
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  person listening, who feels pressure to decide
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  before their day. Let them find room to think
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  and support from someone trustworthy. For the
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  person who has delayed a necessity decision,
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  bring courage. The person facing limited options.
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  Provide practical help and wisdom to work what
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  is available to this patient.