A Prayer For Teens

A Prayer For Teens - Wisdom

Proverbs 2:1-8

My son, if you receive my words

and treasure up my commandments with you,

making your ear attentive to wisdom

and inclining your heart to understanding;

yes, if you call out for insight

and raise your voice for understanding,

if you seek it like silver

and search for it as for hidden treasures,

then you will understand the fear of the Lord

and find the knowledge of God.

For the Lord gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;

he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

guarding the paths of justice

and watching over the way of his saints.

Father in heaven, we come to you and acknowledge that you are the source of wisdom and the giver of wisdom. We love you, our Father, for you give. You so loved the world that you gave your only Son and whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life. You also gave the right to be called children of the living God to those who put their faith in Jesus Christ.

What an incredible privilege! And for those who are your children, you give wisdom. O Lord, you are the creator of this world and you sustain it by the word of your power. Whom shall we look to for wisdom? Who else is there who possess the words of life? You are God and you bestow the best gifts that could possibly be given.

Help us to believe this. Please keep us from the allure of worldly pleasures and worldly treasures. Cause us, by your spirit, to desire your wisdom more than we desire anything else. If we could be in the position of Solomon with any wish we could want, may it be that we would request wisdom that you are so eager to give. Oh that we would seek for it more than silver and desire it more than hidden treasures. Bring us, we pray, to fear the Lord so that we may find the knowledge of God.

Forgive us for pursuing this so lightheartedly. Forgive us for the other priorities that rank higher than coming to the knowledge of God. In every way we have assumed the knowledge of God, please forgive us for our contentment with superficiality. By your grace, please grant us a deeper hunger to know you and be known by you as a father would know his children.

We thank you for patience and kindness to us. We thank you for being a God who longs to crown us with your love. We pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

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