Pray for Me - Guarding the Heart - W2 D1

Pray for Me - Guarding the Heart - W2 D1

Get wisdom; get insight;      do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.  Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;      love her, and she will guard you.  The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,      and whatever you get, get insight.  Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;      she will honor you if you embrace her.  She will place on your head a graceful garland;      she will bestow on you a beautiful crown. (Proverbs 4:5-9) Gracious God, Above everything else, you tell our young people to get wisdom. I pray that ______ would actually want it — not as a school subject, but as the thing worth building a life around. The world tells them to chase status, and applause; teach them that wisdom is the better crown. Let them prize it in the small, ordinary choices: what they watch, who they follow, how they spend a Tuesday. For your glory and their good, in Jesus’ name, amen.

Pray for Me - Security - W1 D7

Security My son, do not lose sight of these—      keep sound wisdom and discretion,  and they will be life for your soul      and adornment for your neck.  Then you will walk on your way securely,      and your foot will not stumble.  If you lie down, you will not be afraid;      when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.  Do not be afraid of sudden terror      or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes,  for the Lord will be your confidence      and will keep your foot from being caught. (Proverbs 3:21-26) Father, you offer our young people something the world is desperate for and cannot manufacture: security, steady footing, and sleep that is actually sweet. I pray that ______ would keep sound wisdom and discretion always in view, and that these would become life to their souls. Let them walk securely, without stumbling, through every uncertain season. When fear comes — of the future, of failure, of sudden trouble — let them not be afraid, because you are their confidence. Be the One who keeps their foot from being caught. And tonight, and every night, grant them the sweet, unworried sleep of a child who knows their Father is awake. For your glory and their good, in Jesus’ name, amen.

Pray for Me - Trust - W1 D6

Trust Trust in the Lord with all your heart,      and do not lean on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge him,      and he will make straight your paths.  Be not wise in your own eyes;      fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.  It will be healing to your flesh      and refreshment to your bones. (Proverbs 3:5-8) Father, this is the verse we long to see written on their hearts. I pray that ______ would trust you with all their heart — not halfway, not as a backup plan, but completely — and that they would stop leaning on their own understanding, which is so limited and so easily fooled. Teach them to acknowledge you in all their ways, the small decisions and the large ones, and keep your promise to make their paths straight. Guard them from being wise in their own eyes. Let the fear of the Lord turn them away from evil, and let that turning bring real healing and refreshment, all the way down to their bones. For your glory and their good, in Jesus’ name, amen.

Pray For Me - God our Shield - W1 D5

God Our Shield he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;      he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,  guarding the paths of justice      and watching over the way of his saints.  Then you will understand righteousness and justice      and equity, every good path;  for wisdom will come into your heart,      and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;  discretion will watch over you,      understanding will guard you. (Proverbs 2:7-11) Father, what a comfort to know that you are a shield to those who walk in integrity, that you yourself guard the paths of the upright and watch over the way of your saints. I pray that ______ would walk through this summer under your protection. Store up sound wisdom for them. Let wisdom come into their heart and knowledge become pleasant to their soul, so that doing right is not a burden but a joy. Set discretion and understanding around them like watchmen, guarding them from choices that would harm them and steering them onto every good path. Be their shield, Lord — especially in the moments when no one else is watching. For your glory and their good, in Jesus’ name, amen.

Pray For Me - Seeking Wisdom - W1 D4

Seeking Wisdom My son, if you receive my words      and treasure up my commandments with you,  making your ear attentive to wisdom      and inclining your heart to understanding;  yes, if you call out for insight      and raise your voice for understanding,  if you seek it like silver      and search for it as for hidden treasures,  then you will understand the fear of the Lord      and find the knowledge of God.  For the Lord gives wisdom;      from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. (Proverbs 2:1-6) Father, wisdom is promised to those who go after it like treasure hunters — who dig, and call out, and refuse to give up. I pray that ______ would want your wisdom that much. Make them students of your Word, treasuring up your commandments and inclining their hearts to understand. Keep them from the laziness that wants truth handed over cheaply. Let them search for you as for hidden silver, and let them strike gold: the fear of the Lord and the knowledge of God himself. Remind them that you are not a stingy God — you give wisdom generously, from your own mouth, to all who ask. For your glory and their good, in Jesus’ name, amen.