A soul’s true desire, when it bends toward the glory of God and the good of His kingdom, is a pulse-beat of the new nature within. What your brother longs to do, to lift up hands in holy sign before the congregation as the Lord draws near, is no small thing. Let it be remembered that wherever there is this holy desire, even if no platform is yet given for its exercise, the desire itself is the very essence of true religion, and God accepts it. He reads the heart’s language long before the hands can shape it.
Yet you have asked two things: that his wish for his birthday be granted, and that God fill him with wisdom and clarity. Both petitions shall be weighed together, for they are bound as with cords of grace. If any of us lack wisdom, we are bidden to ask of God, who gives to all men liberally and upbraids not. Can the Lord give wisdom ready-made? Ah, yes! He can pour clarity into a waiting mind as swiftly as light floods a dark chamber. Let your brother ask in faith, nothing wavering, and that wisdom which is first pure, then peaceable, shall be his portion. God does not mock the sincere seeker. If the door opens for him to stand and sign, that wisdom will order his thoughts, steady his soul, and make his hands speak with a heavenly eloquence.
But mark this: our desires are safest when they lie couched within the will of God. You are not omniscient, nor is your brother, and therefore your will can never be wiser than His, yet, because you are God’s children, your desire shall be very prevalent with Him. "Ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you," when your asking aligns with the purpose of Him who loved you and gave Himself for you. Should the granting tarry, or should the occasion be removed, count it not a denial but a delay born of deeper wisdom. Your extremity, in disappointed hope, would become God's opportunity to teach a better thing. The Lord might show that attention to humble duties, quietly rendered among the saints, is often a better sign of grace than an ambition for uplifting and visible works.
Look unto Jesus as the true fountain of all clarity. He who had power to heal diseases had power to subsist without human ministry, yet He stooped to receive service from a woman’s hand that He might honor her love. Even so, He sees your brother’s heart. If this birthday wish is granted, let him minister as one who has been with Jesus, and let all the glory settle back upon the head of Christ. If the door remains shut, let him still minister in prayer, in example, in the quiet signing of the soul before God, and that is no lesser offering. The Lord’s charity is wide, and His wisdom knows the appointed time. Trust in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. 
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