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Prayers for Guidance & Decisions
For crossroads and choices that feel too big to make alone.
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Guidance & decisions
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Guidance & decisions
Before I Sign the Papers
When the choice ahead feels bigger than you.
Proverbs 3:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
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Guidance & decisions
Stay or Go
For the decision you keep circling back to.
Proverbs 16:3, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
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Guidance & decisions
Raising Them Right
For the parenting calls with no rulebook.
James 1:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men…”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing a School
For a decision that shapes years, not just one moment.
Proverbs 3:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Career Change
For walking away from something safe.
Proverbs 16:3, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Forgiving Someone
For the choice to let go of what they did.
Ephesians 4:32, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Knowing When to Speak Up
For discerning silence from staying quiet out of fear.
Ecclesiastes 3:7, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“A time to keep silence, and a time to speak.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Move to a New City
For uprooting everything familiar.
Isaiah 41:10, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Big Purchase
For the decision with a lot of zeros attached.
Proverbs 3:6, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing Who to Trust
For discerning who's actually in your corner.
Proverbs 3:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
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Guidance & decisions
For an Aging Parent's Care
For decisions no child wants to have to make.
Exodus 20:12, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Honour thy father and thy mother.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Setting a Boundary
For the no you've been afraid to say.
Matthew 5:37, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Knowing God's Will
For the question underneath every other question.
Psalm 32:8, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing to Adopt
For the decision to build a family a different way.
James 1:27, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Pure religion and undefiled... is this, to visit the fatherless.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding on Medical Treatment
For a choice with real, weighty consequences.
James 1:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Big Business Decision
For the choice that could make or break something you've built.
Proverbs 16:3, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing Where to Retire
For deciding where to spend this next chapter.
Psalm 90:12, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding on Another Child
For weighing a decision that changes everything.
Psalm 127:3, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Children are an heritage of the Lord.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing a Church
For finding where you're meant to belong.
Hebrews 10:25, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Difficult Legal Decision
For choices tangled up in the legal system.
Proverbs 11:14, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Seek counsel... in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Discerning a Calling
For sensing there's something more you're meant to do.
Psalm 32:8, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding to End a Friendship
For knowing when a relationship has run its course.
Proverbs 27:17, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing Honesty Over Comfort
For the moment truth costs you something.
Matthew 5:37, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Major Financial Decision
For a choice involving real risk and real money.
Proverbs 13:22, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing Who Officiates
For picking the right person for a sacred moment.
Ecclesiastes 9:10, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding to Get Help
For admitting you can't do this alone anymore.
Galatians 6:2, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Bear ye one another's burdens.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding Whether to Homeschool
For a big choice about how to raise and teach your child.
Proverbs 22:6, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Train up a child in the way he should go.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About End-of-Life Care
For choices no one wants to have to make for someone they love.
Psalm 23:4, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no…”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing to Start Therapy
For deciding you're ready to get real help.
Galatians 6:2, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Bear ye one another's burdens.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Reporting Wrongdoing
For choosing to speak up, knowing it will cost you something.
Matthew 5:37, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing Between Two Job Offers
For a good problem that still feels hard.
Proverbs 3:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding to Foster or Adopt
For opening your home to a child who needs one.
James 1:27, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Pure religion and undefiled... is this, to visit the fatherless.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Confronting a Betrayal
For deciding whether and how to address what someone did.
Ephesians 4:15, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Speaking the truth in love.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing to Downsize
For deciding it's time to let go of space and stuff.
Ecclesiastes 3:6, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“A time to keep, and a time to cast away.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Blended Family Discipline
For figuring out the rules in a newly combined family.
1 Corinthians 14:40, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Let all things be done decently and in order.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Relocating for a Spouse's Job
For uprooting your own life to support someone else's opportunity.
Isaiah 41:10, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About a Parent Moving In
For weighing independence against care.
Exodus 20:12, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Honour thy father and thy mother.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing How to Spend an Inheritance
For stewarding a gift you didn't expect.
Proverbs 13:22, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding to Take a Risk on a Dream
For choosing between safety and the thing you actually want.
Proverbs 16:3, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding to Retire
For stepping into a season you've worked toward for years.
Psalm 90:12, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Vaccinations
For a health choice that comes with a lot of noise and opinions.
James 1:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing Between Faith and Family Pressure
For a decision where loyalty and conviction pull in different directions.
Acts 5:29, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“We ought to obey God rather than men.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Whistleblowing
For choosing whether to speak up about something wrong.
Matthew 5:37, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing a College
For a decision that shapes the next chapter.
Proverbs 3:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Selling the Family Home
For letting go of a place full of memories.
Ecclesiastes 3:1, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“To every thing there is a season.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing to Go No-Contact with a Relative
For protecting your peace from someone who keeps causing harm.
Romans 12:18, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“As much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Fertility Treatment
For weighing hope, cost, and everything in between.
Psalm 138:8, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing How to Discipline
For parenting decisions with real, lasting consequences.
Proverbs 22:6, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Train up a child in the way he should go.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Mid-Life Career Change
For starting over when you thought you'd already arrived.
Isaiah 43:19, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Behold, I will do a new thing.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing to Return to School
For investing time and money into starting again.
Proverbs 16:3, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Ending a Business Partnership
For untangling something you built together.
1 Corinthians 14:40, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“Let all things be done decently and in order.”
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Guidance & decisions
For Discerning Whether to Marry
For the biggest decision of your life so far.
Matthew 19:6, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
“What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”
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Guidance & decisions
Before I Sign the Papers
When the choice ahead feels bigger than you.
Proverbs 3:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, I don't want to get this wrong. Quiet the voice that says I have to have it all figured out today. Give me peace about the decision, not just clarity about the facts. Whatever I choose, walk the next part with me.
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
— Proverbs 3:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Stay or Go
For the decision you keep circling back to.
Proverbs 16:3, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, I've made this pro-and-con list a hundred times and I'm still stuck. Give me clarity, not just more information. If I'm supposed to stay, help me stay well. If I'm supposed to go, give me the courage to actually leave.
“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
— Proverbs 16:3, KJV
“
Guidance & decisions
Raising Them Right
For the parenting calls with no rulebook.
James 1:5, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, I don't know if I'm being too soft or too hard, too involved or not involved enough. There's no manual for this specific kid on this specific day. Give me wisdom bigger than my own instincts, and grace for when I get it wrong.
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally.”
— James 1:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing a School
For a decision that shapes years, not just one moment.
Proverbs 3:5, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, this choice feels bigger than picking a school, it feels like picking a direction. Give me clarity about what's right for them, not just what looks impressive. Confirm this choice however you need to.
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart.”
— Proverbs 3:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For a Career Change
For walking away from something safe.
Proverbs 16:3, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, what I'm considering feels reckless to everyone around me, but staying feels worse. Give me wisdom to know if this is faith or just fear of the familiar. Confirm the next step clearly.
“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
— Proverbs 16:3, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Forgiving Someone
For the choice to let go of what they did.
Ephesians 4:32, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, I know I'm supposed to forgive them, and I don't know how to actually do it yet. Help my heart catch up to what I know I should do. Let go of this before it roots any deeper in me.
“Forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”
— Ephesians 4:32, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Knowing When to Speak Up
For discerning silence from staying quiet out of fear.
Ecclesiastes 3:7, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, I don't know if staying quiet right now is wisdom or just fear wearing a nicer name. Give me discernment to know the difference. If I'm supposed to speak, give me the words and the moment.
“A time to keep silence, and a time to speak.”
— Ecclesiastes 3:7, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For a Move to a New City
For uprooting everything familiar.
Isaiah 41:10, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, this move means leaving behind everyone and everything I know. Confirm that this is the right call, and if it is, help me build something good in the unfamiliar place. Go ahead of me there.
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God.”
— Isaiah 41:10, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For a Big Purchase
For the decision with a lot of zeros attached.
Proverbs 3:6, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, this is a lot of money and I don't want to move on emotion alone. Give me clarity and peace, not just excitement. If this isn't the right choice, close the door plainly so I don't miss it.
“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
— Proverbs 3:6, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing Who to Trust
For discerning who's actually in your corner.
Proverbs 3:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, I've been burned before and now I second-guess everyone. Give me discernment, not just suspicion. Help me tell the difference between someone safe and someone who just looks safe.
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
— Proverbs 3:5, KJV
“
Guidance & decisions
For an Aging Parent's Care
For decisions no child wants to have to make.
Exodus 20:12, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, I never expected to be the one making these calls for my parent. Give me wisdom for decisions that don't have a clearly right answer. Let love guide this more than guilt does.
“Honour thy father and thy mother.”
— Exodus 20:12, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Setting a Boundary
For the no you've been afraid to say.
Matthew 5:37, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, I've let this go on because saying no feels selfish, even though I know it isn't. Give me the words to set this boundary clearly and kindly. Let me hold it once it's set.
“Let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay.”
— Matthew 5:37, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Knowing God's Will
For the question underneath every other question.
Psalm 32:8, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, underneath all my specific questions is one bigger one: what do you actually want from me here? Quiet my own agenda enough to hear yours. Make the path plain, even if it isn't the one I expected.
“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go.”
— Psalm 32:8, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing to Adopt
For the decision to build a family a different way.
James 1:27, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, this path to parenthood isn't the one we expected, but it's the one in front of us. Give us wisdom through this process, and confirm this choice however you need to. Prepare our hearts for whoever you're bringing home to us.
“Pure religion and undefiled... is this, to visit the fatherless.”
— James 1:27, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding on Medical Treatment
For a choice with real, weighty consequences.
James 1:5, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, this decision affects my health for years to come, and I don't want to choose out of fear. Give me clarity, and give wisdom to everyone advising me. Let peace, not panic, guide this choice.
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God.”
— James 1:5, KJV
“
Guidance & decisions
For a Big Business Decision
For the choice that could make or break something you've built.
Proverbs 16:3, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, this decision could change everything for better or worse, and I don't want to move on pride or fear. Give me discernment bigger than my own instincts. Confirm the path forward clearly.
“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
— Proverbs 16:3, KJV
“
Guidance & decisions
For Choosing Where to Retire
For deciding where to spend this next chapter.
Psalm 90:12, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, this decision feels bigger than picking a place to live, it feels like choosing how I'll spend the years I have left. Give me clarity about what matters most in this season. Confirm the right place, in your timing.
“Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”
— Psalm 90:12, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding on Another Child
For weighing a decision that changes everything.
Psalm 127:3, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, we're weighing something that would change our whole family, and neither choice feels obviously right. Give us wisdom together, not just as individuals. Confirm this decision in a way we can both trust.
“Children are an heritage of the Lord.”
— Psalm 127:3, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing a Church
For finding where you're meant to belong.
Hebrews 10:25, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, I've visited a few places now and I still don't know where I'm supposed to land. Guide me to a community that will actually help me grow. Let me recognize it when I find it.
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together.”
— Hebrews 10:25, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For a Difficult Legal Decision
For choices tangled up in the legal system.
Proverbs 11:14, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, this decision involves lawyers and paperwork and stakes I don't fully understand. Give me wisdom beyond what I know, and give my counsel wisdom too. Let the right outcome come from this, not just the easiest one.
“Seek counsel... in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.”
— Proverbs 11:14, KJV
“
Guidance & decisions
For Discerning a Calling
For sensing there's something more you're meant to do.
Psalm 32:8, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, I feel a pull toward something and I don't know if it's you or just restlessness. Give me discernment to know the difference. If this is truly a calling, make the next step clear.
“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go.”
— Psalm 32:8, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding to End a Friendship
For knowing when a relationship has run its course.
Proverbs 27:17, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, I think this friendship has become something that isn't good for either of us anymore, and I don't know if ending it is wisdom or giving up too soon. Give me clarity, and let me handle it with grace either way.
“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
— Proverbs 27:17, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing Honesty Over Comfort
For the moment truth costs you something.
Matthew 5:37, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, telling the truth here is going to cost me something, and lying would be so much easier. Give me the courage to choose honesty anyway. Let truth be the foundation I build on, even when it's expensive.
“Let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay.”
— Matthew 5:37, KJV
“
Guidance & decisions
For a Major Financial Decision
For a choice involving real risk and real money.
Proverbs 13:22, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, there's real risk in this decision and I don't want to move on fear or greed. Give me wisdom and peace, not just excitement or dread. Guide this choice toward what actually serves my family well.
“A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children.”
— Proverbs 13:22, KJV
“
Guidance & decisions
For Choosing Who Officiates
For picking the right person for a sacred moment.
Ecclesiastes 9:10, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, this is a moment that matters, and I want the right person leading it. Guide me to someone who will honor it the way it deserves. Let this choice add to the meaning of the day, not distract from it.
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.”
— Ecclesiastes 9:10, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding to Get Help
For admitting you can't do this alone anymore.
Galatians 6:2, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, I've been trying to handle this on my own, and I think it's time to admit I need help. Give me the humility to reach out. Lead me to the right person to help carry this.
“Bear ye one another's burdens.”
— Galatians 6:2, KJV
“
Guidance & decisions
For Deciding Whether to Homeschool
For a big choice about how to raise and teach your child.
Proverbs 22:6, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, this decision affects so much of our daily life, and I want to get it right for our family. Give me wisdom, not just opinions from everyone around us. Confirm the right path for our specific child.
“Train up a child in the way he should go.”
— Proverbs 22:6, KJV
“
Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About End-of-Life Care
For choices no one wants to have to make for someone they love.
Psalm 23:4, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, I have to make decisions about their care that I never wanted to be responsible for. Give me wisdom and peace in choices with no easy answer. Let love guide this, even when it's painful.
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me.”
— Psalm 23:4, KJV
“
Guidance & decisions
For Choosing to Start Therapy
For deciding you're ready to get real help.
Galatians 6:2, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, I've circled this decision for a while, and I think I'm finally ready to actually get help. Give me courage to walk through that door. Lead me to the right person to help me heal.
“Bear ye one another's burdens.”
— Galatians 6:2, KJV
“
Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Reporting Wrongdoing
For choosing to speak up, knowing it will cost you something.
Matthew 5:37, KJV
Tap to read ↻
Guidance & decisions
Lord, speaking up here is going to cost me something, but staying silent feels wrong too. Give me wisdom and courage to do what's right. Protect me through whatever comes after I speak.
“Let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay.”
— Matthew 5:37, KJV
“
Guidance & decisions
For Choosing Between Two Job Offers
For a good problem that still feels hard.
Proverbs 3:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, both of these are good options, and I don't know how to choose between them. Give me clarity about which one actually fits where you're leading me. Confirm this decision so I can move forward with peace.
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
— Proverbs 3:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding to Foster or Adopt
For opening your home to a child who needs one.
James 1:27, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, we're considering opening our home and our hearts to a child who needs a family. Give us wisdom and courage for this decision. Prepare us for whoever you're bringing into our lives.
“Pure religion and undefiled... is this, to visit the fatherless.”
— James 1:27, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Confronting a Betrayal
For deciding whether and how to address what someone did.
Ephesians 4:15, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, I found out what they did, and now I don't know whether to confront it or let it go. Give me wisdom to know the right path. If I do confront it, give me words rooted in truth, not just anger.
“Speaking the truth in love.”
— Ephesians 4:15, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing to Downsize
For deciding it's time to let go of space and stuff.
Ecclesiastes 3:6, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, we're deciding it's time to let go of this house and everything in it that we've outgrown. Give us peace with the decision and strength for the sorting and letting go. Let the next place be simpler, not smaller in what matters.
“A time to keep, and a time to cast away.”
— Ecclesiastes 3:6, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Blended Family Discipline
For figuring out the rules in a newly combined family.
1 Corinthians 14:40, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, figuring out discipline in this blended family is more complicated than either of us expected. Give us wisdom and unity as we figure this out together. Let the kids feel fairness, not favoritism.
“Let all things be done decently and in order.”
— 1 Corinthians 14:40, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Relocating for a Spouse's Job
For uprooting your own life to support someone else's opportunity.
Isaiah 41:10, KJV
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Lord, this move is for their opportunity, and I'm trying to be supportive while also grieving what I'm giving up. Give me peace with this decision. Help me find my own footing in this new place too.
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee.”
— Isaiah 41:10, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About a Parent Moving In
For weighing independence against care.
Exodus 20:12, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, we're weighing their independence against their safety, and neither choice feels simple. Give our family wisdom for this decision. Whatever we choose, let it be made in love, not obligation.
“Honour thy father and thy mother.”
— Exodus 20:12, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing How to Spend an Inheritance
For stewarding a gift you didn't expect.
Proverbs 13:22, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, this money came from a loss, and I want to use it in a way that honors that. Give me wisdom for how to steward this gift well. Don't let it become a source of division in the family.
“A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children.”
— Proverbs 13:22, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding to Take a Risk on a Dream
For choosing between safety and the thing you actually want.
Proverbs 16:3, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, the safe path and the path toward what I actually want to do aren't the same path, and I don't know which one to take. Give me discernment to know if this is faith or foolishness. Confirm the way forward clearly.
“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
— Proverbs 16:3, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Deciding to Retire
For stepping into a season you've worked toward for years.
Psalm 90:12, KJV
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Lord, I've worked toward this for so long, and now that it's here, I'm less certain than I expected to be. Give me clarity about the timing. Show me what this next season is for, not just what I'm leaving behind.
“Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”
— Psalm 90:12, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Vaccinations
For a health choice that comes with a lot of noise and opinions.
James 1:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, there's a lot of noise around this decision, and I want to choose what's actually right for my child, not just what's loudest. Give me wisdom to sort through it clearly. Protect my child, whatever I decide.
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God.”
— James 1:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing Between Faith and Family Pressure
For a decision where loyalty and conviction pull in different directions.
Acts 5:29, KJV
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Lord, my family wants one thing and my conscience is telling me something different, and I don't know how to honor both. Give me wisdom and courage to follow what's true. Soften the tension this choice might create.
“We ought to obey God rather than men.”
— Acts 5:29, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Whistleblowing
For choosing whether to speak up about something wrong.
Matthew 5:37, KJV
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Lord, speaking up here could cost me a lot, and staying quiet feels wrong too. Give me wisdom and courage for this decision. Protect me through whatever comes after I choose.
“Let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay.”
— Matthew 5:37, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing a College
For a decision that shapes the next chapter.
Proverbs 3:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, this choice feels like it's shaping the whole next stretch of my life. Give me clarity about the right fit, not just the most impressive option. Confirm this decision in a way I can trust.
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
— Proverbs 3:5, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Selling the Family Home
For letting go of a place full of memories.
Ecclesiastes 3:1, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, this house holds so many memories, and letting it go feels like letting go of a piece of our history. Give our family peace with this decision. Let the memories stay, even after the house changes hands.
“To every thing there is a season.”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing to Go No-Contact with a Relative
For protecting your peace from someone who keeps causing harm.
Romans 12:18, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, I've tried everything else, and I think protecting my peace means stepping back from this relationship entirely. Give me clarity that this is wisdom, not just giving up. Give me peace with the decision, even if others don't understand it.
“As much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”
— Romans 12:18, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Fertility Treatment
For weighing hope, cost, and everything in between.
Psalm 138:8, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, this decision involves so much, hope and money and our own limits, and I don't know how far to go. Give us wisdom and peace with whatever we decide. Whatever path this becomes, walk it with us.
“The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me.”
— Psalm 138:8, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing How to Discipline
For parenting decisions with real, lasting consequences.
Proverbs 22:6, KJV
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Lord, I want to correct them without breaking their spirit, and that balance is harder than I expected. Give me wisdom for this moment and the pattern it sets. Let my discipline come from love, not frustration.
“Train up a child in the way he should go.”
— Proverbs 22:6, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For a Mid-Life Career Change
For starting over when you thought you'd already arrived.
Isaiah 43:19, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, I thought I'd have this figured out by now, and instead I'm starting over. Give me wisdom for this decision, and courage to take the leap if it's the right one. Let this next chapter be better than the one I'm leaving.
“Behold, I will do a new thing.”
— Isaiah 43:19, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Choosing to Return to School
For investing time and money into starting again.
Proverbs 16:3, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, going back means starting at the bottom again, and that's humbling at this stage of life. Give me wisdom about whether this is the right investment. Confirm the path forward clearly.
“Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.”
— Proverbs 16:3, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For a Decision About Ending a Business Partnership
For untangling something you built together.
1 Corinthians 14:40, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, this partnership isn't working anymore, and untangling it is more complicated than starting it ever was. Give me wisdom to handle this fairly. Protect the relationship, even if the business ends.
“Let all things be done decently and in order.”
— 1 Corinthians 14:40, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
For Discerning Whether to Marry
For the biggest decision of your life so far.
Matthew 19:6, KJV
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Guidance & decisions
Lord, this decision will shape the rest of my life, and I want to get it right. Give me clarity beyond just feelings. Confirm this choice, or make it clear if this isn't the right path.
“What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”
— Matthew 19:6, KJV
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