The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Psalm 19:7b (NIV)
Lord, this morning Your Word is asking me one, simple question: when I don’t have all the answers, how do I show up? When I can’t figure it all out how do I move forward? Where do I go for the answers? Myself? Others? And how has that worked out for me?
I confess that sometimes I so rely on my own “wisdom” that I often show up stupid. In my quest not to come across as inexperienced or naive – “simple” – I try to take matters into my own hands, acting like I got this. In actuality I can’t figure it out. In the end I make matters worse than they would have been if I had just taken a step back and humbly admit I don’t know.
Master, it is Your Word that brings wisdom. It transforms from the inside out. It provides clarity and grounds the soul. And it never fails!
Therefore, I humbly submit to You today, confessing I don’t have all the answers. Actually, I don’t have most of the answers. Without Your direction I will stumble through this day and life. Lord, spoon feed me or I’ll starve! I need Your Word, the guidance that it brings, the wisdom that it imparts, the formation that it manifests. I need You to guide my steps and direct my path (Psalm 119:105). I need You to peel back the layers on my motivations and help me discern what is going on inside me (Hebrews 4:12). I need the healing and deliverance that comes from Your Word (Psalm 107:20)!
Lord Jesus, open my eyes and heart today that I might sit at Your feet, taking up Your yoke, learning from You. Teach me through Your Word that I might be the person You have purposed me to be today and everyday to Your glory. In Your Name I pray. Amen.