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"Prayer"

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

Prayer changes everything because it releases God’s wisdom into your circumstances.

We often treat prayer like a last resort.

Something we reach for when we’ve exhausted our strength, our ideas, and our control.

But prayer was never meant to be our backup plan.

It’s the doorway to divine wisdom, peace, and power.

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5

Prayer invites God into the center of our reality.

It’s how we surrender our limited understanding and receive His infinite wisdom.

And when God’s wisdom enters a situation, everything changes.

Why Does Prayer Matter?

Because when you pray, you are:

• Seeking God's will above your own.

• Aligning your heart with Heaven’s perspective.

• Opening your life to His counsel, correction, and comfort.

“In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:6

You may not see the answer immediately.

The situation may still look the same.

But prayer begins a shift not just around you, but within you.

It renews your mind, calms your heart and unlocks wisdom.

And it reminds you that you are not alone.

When You Don’t Know What to Do…

Sometimes we don’t need more information, we need revelation. True, right??

God’s wisdom is holy instruction.

It leads to peace when the world says panic.

Says, “wait,” when the flesh says, “act.”

Gives strength when you want to give up.

So pray.

Pray like it matters because it does.

Pray like God is listening, because He is.

And pray knowing this: you never leave prayer the same.

Prayer

Lord, I confess that I often run to solutions before I run to You. But today, I pause and pray.

I ask for Your wisdom to lead me, correct me, and strengthen me. Guide my decisions. Calm my anxious thoughts. Replace confusion with clarity. Your ways are higher than mine, and I trust You. In Jesus’ name, AMEN.

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One of my well done goals is to have a bible reading in the morning before I start my day. I have been fairly consistent throughout January. 

I started reading from the end with Revelations. Just finished Acts this morning. Some of the books are short and you can read them in one sitting, others like Acts took a week. 

My goal is to continue and February will get through the Gospels, 

Mathew

Mark

Luke

John

Starting with John.

In a post this morning I write about a daily reading of Proverbs. 

I also set a goal for daily reading of Ecclesiastics , which has 12 chapters, so approx a 2 week rotation. Song of Solomon has 8 chapters , so approximately a weekly rotation. 

Weekly reflection for your relationship with your spouse

Bi-Weekly reflections on your life 

Daily reflections of wisdom to keep you on track

These readings I did this morning by a combination of reading and listening from my Bible app. Listening is a good way to not fall behind. 

Let's see how I do as I strive so it can be said Well Done thy good and faithful servant.

February 1st 

a good day to set a goal to read / listen / study Proverbs 

There is 31 Proverbs, one for every day of the average month. 

This is a good habit to reinforce 

" I set a goal to read daily a verse from Proverbs, Well Done thy good and faithful servant "

Proverbs 1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel.

To know wisdom and instruction;

to perceive the words of understanding;

To receive the instruction of wisdom,

justice, and judgment, and equity;

To give subtilty to the simple,

to the young man knowledge and discretion.

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning;
and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

To understand a proverb, and the interpretation;

the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge:

but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father,
and forsake not the law of thy mother:

For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head,
and chains about thy neck.

My son, if sinners entice thee,
consent thou not.

If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood,
let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave;
and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
We shall find all precious substance,
we shall fill our houses with spoil:
Cast in thy lot among us;
let us all have one purse:

My son, walk not thou in the way with them;

refrain thy foot from their path:

For their feet run to evil,
and make haste to shed blood.

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
And they lay wait for their own blood;
they lurk privily for their own lives.
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;
which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Wisdom crieth without;
she uttereth her voice in the streets:
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates:
in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?
and the scorners delight in their scorning,
and fools hate knowledge?

Turn you at my reproof:

behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you,

I will make known my words unto you.
Because I have called, and ye refused;
I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
But ye have set at nought all my counsel,
and would none of my reproof:
I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your fear cometh;
When your fear cometh as desolation,
and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind;
when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer;
they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
For that they hated knowledge,
and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
They would none of my counsel:
they despised all my reproof.
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way,
and be filled with their own devices.
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them,

and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely,
and shall be quiet from fear of evil.