{"id":10791,"date":"2023-06-10T09:53:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T13:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=10791"},"modified":"2023-06-11T23:54:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T03:54:56","slug":"a-prayer-of-the-foolish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=10791","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer of the Foolish"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oh Lord, Hear Me<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Proverbs 9:1 – 6
\n1. Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
\n2. She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
\n3. She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,
\n4. Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
\n5. Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
\n6. Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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A Prayer<\/h3>\n

“Oh Lord, You who are Wisdom, hear me. I long to walk in Your ways, to commune with You, to feed upon the abundance of your gracious provisions, to which You call me.<\/p>\n

“But Lord, I find myself too often numbered among the foolish, entangled in the foolish ways of my own heart, trapped by that which I desire to forsake – yet which ever lures me. ‘O God, Thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from Thee’ (Psalm 69:5).<\/p>\n

“Truly, I am simple, Lord. Truly, I lack understanding. In Your grace, shine Your wisdom into my heart that I may forsake the foolish and go in Your way of understanding.<\/p>\n

“Hear me, Lord Jesus. You are my wisdom and my righteousness. I have nowhere else to turn but to You. Amen.”<\/p>\n

For more thoughts on this passage of Proverbs please see: The Backstory on A Prayer of the Foolish<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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