LORD, we read in Your Word that unless the LORD builds a house, those who labor do so in vain (Psalm 127:1). Please build the houses of our families. Let wisdom, the applied knowledge of Your Word, be the foundation of our homes. Added to wisdom, may Your Holy Spirit give understanding, so that combined with the common sense You created in us, our surrendered lives may flourish. And, yes, may we g...  Read More

O Lord, let wisdom be the hallmark of our homes. Give us homes where parents love You and love each other; where there is respect for differences and celebration of what is common; where honor is given to all and humility guides our living and learning; where laughter is heard coming from a wonderful familiarity and a refusal to take ourselves too seriously; where discipline is positive and forgiv...  Read More

Here in Your Word we find the foundation for living. As we read the Proverbs, how practical can it get? Yet, wisdom seems to have fallen by the wayside and sometimes even Your children seem to engage folly. Today, help us simply to live what we know from Your Word. To do what we know we should and to avoid what we know does not please You. To act in love even while we speak the truth. To tell the ...  Read More

Today, Lord, we turn our eyes upon Jesus, looking full in His loving and gracious face. Let the things of earth dim in comparison to His favor and may our lives reflect His love and purpose. Yes, our eyes are on the Lord (Psalm 25:15). Amen....  Read More

Help us, Father, in a world that values the bottom line over the journey leading there, that values what works in the moment over what is foundational for a lifetime, that emphasizes how we feel over what is right, that prefers being fed information over pursuing the facts...help us truly value wisdom. That is, help us from the foundation of Your Word forge a life and life-style that reflects the ...  Read More

Help us, O Lord, to live in a deep and abiding reverence of You that we may truly gain a heart of wisdom. This we ask because You first lavished Your love on us, and because we love You, too! In the Name of Jesus. Amen....  Read More