Help us be humble doers of Your Word and not puffed-up hearers. Help
us identify wisdom in humility – as You do. Forgive us for thinking of
ourselves first, for letting our preferences guide our decisions, for
acknowledging what might be personally gained and then allowing these sinful
perspectives to motivate us.
When we feel tempted to assert our desires, please quiet our
thoughts and give us pause. When we selfishly want what others have, please
help us remember all that You are and all that You have done.
Help us not settle for human initiative and keen ideas that come
from walking by sight. Give us a distaste and dissatisfaction for endeavors with even a
hint of prideful motivation. Only You can purify our hearts
and minds. Give us grace to wholly commit our wants and ways to You.
Father, give us a hunger for unity and an affection toward
harmony. Make us attentive to the needs of others as you cultivate Your love in
us and develop our ability to fully think a matter through.
Jesus, as we make Your Kingdom and Glory our highest aim, help us
intentionally aim to make less and less of ourselves. Spirit, fill us with
loving-kindness - evidence of Your consistent leadership. Holy God, give us
open-minded objectivity and heartfelt compassion as we make our plans and chart
our paths.
In the capacities where You’ve assigned us to follow . . .
We confess that without Your help, our choices only lead toward confusion
and chaos. We commit to do the work to diligently dig deep and patiently plant
seeds of truth in the lives of those around us. We depend on Your Word to light
our way as we venture to encourage others with trust and hope. We pledge to do
our best to keep in step with Your Spirit, believing You are the source for all
protection and peace.
In the areas where You’ve entrusted us to lead . . .
We confess that without Your help, our choices only lead toward confusion and chaos. We commit to do the work to diligently dig deep and patiently plant seeds of truth in the lives of those around us. We depend on Your Word to light our way as we venture to encourage others with trust and hope. We pledge to do our best to keep in step with Your Spirit, believing You are the source for all protection and peace.
Who is wise and
understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in
the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish
ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such “wisdom”
does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where
you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil
practice. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then
peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial
and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
James 3:13-18
