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Series Code: PHPTP
Program Code: PHPTP200026S
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00:31 Today, I wanna pray for understanding.
00:34 Proverbs 3:5-6 says, 00:36 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart 00:38 and lean not on your own understanding, 00:40 in all your ways, submit to Him, 00:43 and He shall make your path straight." 00:45 This scripture reminds me to trust in God 00:48 through the good and the bad times. 00:50 Consider Abraham, 00:52 he wasn't leaning on his own understanding 00:53 when he went to the land of Moriah 00:55 to offer his son, Isaac, as a burnt offering, 00:59 as much of, as much as Abraham loved his son, 01:02 he was obedient and faithful to God. 01:06 So just like Abraham, 01:08 I may not completely understand 01:09 why God may ask me to do certain things, 01:12 but I pray for spiritual guidance, 01:15 so that I will serve Him with all of my heart. 01:25 Trials dark on every hand 01:28 And we cannot understand 01:31 All the ways of God would lead us 01:34 To that blessed Promised Land 01:37 But He guides us with His eye 01:40 And we'll follow till we die 01:44 For we'll understand it better 01:47 By and by 01:51 By and by, when the morning comes 01:57 When the saints of God are gathered home 02:02 We will tell the story how we've overcome 02:09 For we'll understand it better 02:13 By and by 02:19 Dear Heavenly Father, 02:21 thank You for creating us in Your image. 02:24 I pray You will give us 02:26 a discerning and understanding heart. 02:29 Guide us according to Your will and not our own. 02:32 During this time of uncertainty, 02:35 help us to be more understanding, 02:37 compassionate, kind and patient with one another. 02:41 And when we don't understand the challenges of life, 02:43 let us remember Proverbs 3:5-6, 02:48 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, 02:51 lean not on your own understanding, 02:53 in all your ways acknowledge Him, 02:56 and He shall direct your path." 02:59 In Jesus' name I pray. 03:01 Amen. 03:05 Our loving Heavenly Father, 03:07 we come before You, Lord, 03:08 to ask for understanding. 03:11 Lord, we ask of You to help us 03:14 to be slow to speak and swift to hear. 03:17 Give us clearness of thought 03:19 and to daily spend time with You 03:22 that we may be more understanding 03:24 and compassionate. 03:25 Help us, Lord, to realize our need of You, 03:28 that we may become all that You want us to be. 03:32 We ask in Jesus' name. 03:34 Amen. 03:37 Father in heaven, I come before You forward 03:39 on behalf of myself and others, Lord, 03:41 who seek better understanding not only, Father, 03:45 of Your Word and what it says, 03:47 but also of each other. 03:49 Because, Father, sometimes, 03:50 you know, we struggle with difficult passages 03:52 and the devil would like us 03:54 to not be able to understand Your Word. 03:55 But I pray, Father, 03:57 that You'll send the spirit of truth to us, 03:59 so that we may be able to understand 04:00 Your Word 04:02 and get what you're trying to tell us. 04:03 But, Father, I also pray that You will send 04:06 that same spirit 04:07 to help us learn 04:08 how to understand our brothers and sisters. 04:10 Because sometimes, Father, 04:12 we think we know everything, 04:13 we think we understand, 04:15 and we just talk past each other. 04:16 So, Father, I pray for Your help in this 04:19 because it is difficult for all of us. 04:21 So please, Lord, give us love for the folks 04:23 that we're talking to and love for Your Word 04:25 and help us to understand in Jesus' name. 04:28 Amen. 04:34 Temptations, hidden snares 04:37 They often take us unaware 04:41 And our hearts are made to bleed 04:44 For a thoughtless word or deed 04:48 And we wonder why the test 04:51 When we try to do our best 04:56 But we'll understand it better 04:59 By and by 05:03 By and by, when the morning comes 05:09 When the saints of God are gathered home 05:15 We will tell the story how we've overcome 05:22 For we'll understand it better 05:26 By and by 05:31 Lord, I pray for understanding 05:35 that I shall keep Your law with all my heart. 05:40 Amen. 05:43 Dear Heavenly Father, thank You, Lord. 05:46 Thank You for Your love. 05:48 Thank You for Your forgiveness. 05:52 Thank You for Your protection. 05:54 Lord, we come today before You 05:58 asking You for understanding. 06:03 Asking You to help us to understand, Lord, 06:07 why so much suffering, why so much sorrow. 06:12 We ask you, Lord, 06:14 to be with those around the world 06:16 that are suffering illness. 06:19 Those who have lost someone. 06:22 Help them and help us to understand 06:27 that these happen because there is an enemy 06:32 that is looking to destroy your creation. 06:36 But if we trust in You, 06:39 we will be enjoying eternal life. 06:44 And that we'll enjoy Your eternal company. 06:48 Lord, help us to understand all this 06:51 and to help us, Lord, 06:53 to live our lives trusting in You. 06:57 We ask you these in Jesus' name. 07:00 Amen. 07:04 Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your love 07:06 and Your grace in our lives. 07:08 We thank You, Father, that Your ways are not our ways 07:11 and Your thoughts are not our thoughts. 07:13 Lord, we just give You all that's going on right now 07:16 in the world. 07:18 All that we have no control over. 07:19 And ask, Father, 07:21 that You would just give us peace and understanding 07:24 that You are in control of it all. 07:26 And that, Lord, you are still God, 07:28 no matter what the enemy throws at us. 07:31 We love You and praise You in Jesus' name. 07:33 Amen. 07:37 Proverbs 4:7 says, 07:40 "The beginning of wisdom is this. 07:43 Get wisdom though it cost all you have, 07:48 get understanding. 07:51 Father, we call out to You 07:52 asking that You would give us wisdom. 07:56 We ask for Your understanding. 08:00 Psalm 32:8 says, 08:01 "I will instruct you and teach you 08:03 in the way you should go. 08:05 I will counsel you with my loving eye on you." 08:09 Lord, I thank you for this promise 08:11 that we can call out to You and we can receive instruction, 08:14 direction and understanding. 08:19 Lord, You don't want us to wander around lost, unsure. 08:25 So thank You for the promise 08:27 of direction and insight. 08:33 Proverbs 21:2, 08:34 "A person may think their own ways are right, 08:38 but the Lord weighs the heart." 08:41 God, even my own heart will fail me 08:45 and do things that I didn't see coming 08:51 and have to deal sometimes with the result 08:55 of a reaction that I made. 08:59 And I think later, 09:00 why in the world did I do something like that? 09:03 I don't understand why I would do that. 09:09 Father, thank You for Your forgiveness. 09:14 Thank You for Your love for us. 09:16 You give us another opportunity to do better next time 09:21 to respond and react 09:23 to one another with understanding. 09:29 Ecclesiastes 11:5 says that we may not always... 09:33 We may not ever understand. 09:35 It says, "As you do not know the path of the wind 09:38 or how the body is formed in a mother's womb. 09:42 So you cannot understand the work of God, 09:44 the maker of all things." 09:46 So, Lord, I pray 09:48 that You would give us the wisdom 09:49 to even accept that there are things 09:53 we may never understand. 09:57 Lord, we understand that we're not in charge. 10:01 We do understand that. 10:05 So help us just to simply trust 10:08 that You have all things under control 10:11 that You are in charge. 10:15 And we thank You for being in charge. 10:19 Lord, we have so many viewers that are praying and asking 10:24 for prayer for protection and safety. 10:29 This one viewer says, 10:31 "Please pray for my two friends 10:33 who are going through anxiety and suicidal depression. 10:37 God, I ask in Jesus name 10:40 that You would wrap a hedge of protection 10:43 around these friends, their minds, 10:45 Lord, of all our minds. 10:46 We can be so easily drawn into the things 10:50 that are going on around us, 10:51 the troubles and the strife and the unsurity. 10:56 Lord, I pray that You will not allow 10:58 that You will give us the strength 10:59 not to look on the things 11:01 and to be persuaded 11:06 or dissuaded by those things. 11:09 But may we put our confidence in You, Lord. 11:14 Take away our anxiety, oh, God. 11:18 Father, this one viewer says, 11:20 " My brother passed recently. 11:23 He'd been sick for many years." 11:31 They're going through this time of grief. 11:34 Lord, I just ask 11:35 that You would be near the brokenhearted. 11:38 Your Word claims that You will be. 11:45 One viewer calls in and says, 11:49 "They were granted a scholarship 11:51 for the MBA program at the university. 11:54 But there are some technical problems 11:58 with the enrollment portal. 12:02 I kindly ask that you please pray 12:04 that these problems can be resolved. 12:08 Lord, sometimes most of the time, 12:11 I don't understand technology. 12:15 But, Lord, I know 12:16 that You are the master of everything. 12:20 So even with technology, 12:22 I pray for those who are struggling 12:26 to understand praying 12:29 that things will get a little easier 12:32 with technology. 12:34 And so I'm asking God that You would put people 12:38 in their path 12:39 that would help them to understand 12:44 maybe how to access technology more easy. 12:49 Lord, we are here to help each other. 12:51 That helps us understand a lot of things 12:53 if we will just give what we have to the cause 12:58 to help each other understand things. 13:05 Many viewers again are praying 13:07 for the salvation of a lost soul. 13:15 So I ask, oh, God, 13:16 that You would hear our prayers, 13:17 meet these needs. 13:19 Give us understanding. 13:21 Lord, I do know that Psalm 145:3 says, 13:25 "Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise, 13:29 His greatness no one can fathom." 13:35 So in all of your lack of understanding, 13:40 I encourage you just to trust in God 13:42 know that He has the whole world 13:44 in His hand 13:46 and you can depend on Him. 13:49 Amen. 13:51 Please send us your prayer request 13:53 or become a part of our Prayer Warrior Team. 13:55 For more 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