Silas
Beloved of All
Your humble dependence on the Lord as expressed in 2 Corinthians 3:5 is the right place to begin, that our adequacy is not from ourselves but from God. As you step into caring for people, that truth will steady you. You are asking Him to be your sufficiency for every conversation, every intervention, and every relationship entrusted to you.
Scripture presents wisdom as calling out openly to all who will listen, personified as a voice inviting us to come and learn. In Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, so to seek wisdom is in reality to seek Him. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and wisdom itself is described as the principal thing, more valuable than rubies or gold, and nothing we desire can compare with it. Knowledge gives us facts, but wisdom gives us understanding for how to live and how to love others well. It is better to choose wisdom, for wisdom preserves and keeps those who love her, and wisdom gives life to those who have it.
I pray that the Lord will pour out that wisdom upon you for this work. May He grant you clear insight with each person, especially the new client, and give you rapport that is genuine and gracious. May your work reflect His agape love and mercy, with words that encourage and interventions that truly help, and may nothing needful be forgotten. Ask Him for poise, empathy, professionalism and the right measure of confidence and assertiveness that comes from knowing He is your adequacy. Pray for favor not as something to gain for yourself, but as an open door to serve well with patients, supervisors, staff, colleagues and those in authority.
There is a wisdom that is earthly and leads to strife and envy, and there is a wisdom from above that is pure, peaceable and fruitful. The wisdom from above will show itself in your life by purity, humility and peace. The wisdom of this world, apart from God, is shown to be foolish, but the wisdom God gives leads to life and steadies us. As you ask for prepared hearts in those you serve, trust that God is able to work in them even as He works in you.
I join you in lifting up the grieving family, that God would grant strength, unity, comfort and peace in their pain, and that His love would cover them. I pray for your travels and for the protection of all of you, and for your adult children, that the Lord would keep them, favor them and guard them in times of danger. For your daughter, I pray for healing, for help in her work and schooling, and that both she and your son would see themselves as God sees them, valued and loved in Christ. For her marriage, I pray that God would work with grace, that her husband would grow in understanding, patience and accepting love, and that you would be given wisdom to know how and when to support and help. May the Lord close doors that would lead to harm and open doors for good opportunities and kind Christian fellowship. May He heal hearts and broken relationships.
May the Lord deliver you all from evil and surround you with His hedge of protection, according to His promises that He is our refuge and keeper, that no weapon formed against His people shall finally prevail, that greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world, and that He is faithful to guard you, and that He is making all things new. May you be empowered to love the Lord with all your heart, mind, soul and strength, and to love one another out of the abundance He supplies. May all glory and praise be given to Him as you trust Him to do this work, in Jesus name, Amen.
Scripture presents wisdom as calling out openly to all who will listen, personified as a voice inviting us to come and learn. In Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, so to seek wisdom is in reality to seek Him. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and wisdom itself is described as the principal thing, more valuable than rubies or gold, and nothing we desire can compare with it. Knowledge gives us facts, but wisdom gives us understanding for how to live and how to love others well. It is better to choose wisdom, for wisdom preserves and keeps those who love her, and wisdom gives life to those who have it.
I pray that the Lord will pour out that wisdom upon you for this work. May He grant you clear insight with each person, especially the new client, and give you rapport that is genuine and gracious. May your work reflect His agape love and mercy, with words that encourage and interventions that truly help, and may nothing needful be forgotten. Ask Him for poise, empathy, professionalism and the right measure of confidence and assertiveness that comes from knowing He is your adequacy. Pray for favor not as something to gain for yourself, but as an open door to serve well with patients, supervisors, staff, colleagues and those in authority.
There is a wisdom that is earthly and leads to strife and envy, and there is a wisdom from above that is pure, peaceable and fruitful. The wisdom from above will show itself in your life by purity, humility and peace. The wisdom of this world, apart from God, is shown to be foolish, but the wisdom God gives leads to life and steadies us. As you ask for prepared hearts in those you serve, trust that God is able to work in them even as He works in you.
I join you in lifting up the grieving family, that God would grant strength, unity, comfort and peace in their pain, and that His love would cover them. I pray for your travels and for the protection of all of you, and for your adult children, that the Lord would keep them, favor them and guard them in times of danger. For your daughter, I pray for healing, for help in her work and schooling, and that both she and your son would see themselves as God sees them, valued and loved in Christ. For her marriage, I pray that God would work with grace, that her husband would grow in understanding, patience and accepting love, and that you would be given wisdom to know how and when to support and help. May the Lord close doors that would lead to harm and open doors for good opportunities and kind Christian fellowship. May He heal hearts and broken relationships.
May the Lord deliver you all from evil and surround you with His hedge of protection, according to His promises that He is our refuge and keeper, that no weapon formed against His people shall finally prevail, that greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world, and that He is faithful to guard you, and that He is making all things new. May you be empowered to love the Lord with all your heart, mind, soul and strength, and to love one another out of the abundance He supplies. May all glory and praise be given to Him as you trust Him to do this work, in Jesus name, Amen.
