Guided Prayer

Career and Business Decisions

One · Pause

Be still for a moment. Breathe in slowly, and out slowly — three times. There is no hurry here, and no one is watching.

Be still, and know that I am God.

Psalm 46:10 · KJV

Two · Check in

What decision is in front of you, and what is the deadline?

Three · Scripture · King James Version

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Proverbs 16:3 · KJV

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs 3:5–6 · KJV

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

James 1:5 · KJV

Four · Reflection

Commit the work to God and your thoughts get established — clarity often follows surrender, not the other way around.

Five · Pray this

Lord, I commit this work and this decision to You. Establish my thoughts. Give me wisdom liberally as You promised, and close the doors I should not walk through. In Jesus' name, amen.

Six · Now in your own words

Offer the outcome to God before you ask for the answer.

Seven · Private journal

The options, what each would cost, and what I sense God leading toward.

Eight · One practical step

Gather one missing piece of information and seek one wise opinion.

Before you go

You do not have to force clarity. Committed work gets established.