Prayer Thots on James 3 (Sep 19)

God Wants to Grant You Wisdom

Just as a human body that fails
to breathe is labelled a dead body,
so too a faith that fails to breathe
us labelled a dead faith. And the
breath of faith in the Christian life
is good works: demonstrating
concern for the poor, controlling
the tongue & building up others.
True faith & good works cannot be
divorced, for your life is the lab in
which your faith is shown to be real.

Lord, we’ll Seek Your Wisdom:
The wisdom that comes from
heaven is first of all pure. It is
also peace loving, gentle at all
times and willing to yield to others.
It is full of mercy and good deeds…
And those who are peacemakers
will plant seeds of peace and reap
a harvest of goodness (Jas 3:17-18)

Lord, thank you for making your
divine wisdom available to us
through your indwelling Holy Spirit.
Thank you for your wisdom that
is peace-loving, gentle, merciful
and willing to yield to others.
Thank U for the provision of your
wisdom each day as I abide in U.
Show me what to do in difficult
situations that I am facing; for
I need your view of things. Amen.

Lord, help us realise that we are
never meant to tackle life with
our own human wisdom. For
real wisdom, the kind we really
need belongs to only You God.
We acknowledge our need for
Your wisdom and ask You for it
to tackle the challenging situation
that we are encountering now.
Help us to see things from Your
perspective and to function in
unity with You. In His name, Amen

Dear Lord, we realise You want
believers not only to hear the truth
but also to do it. Grant us grace
to Love You, Draw Close to You
and to Live Out our faith in You.
Help us Seek Wisdom from You;
help us to Depend on You and
help us Humbly Submit to You.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.