I will keep that in mind. One thing I know for sure is God loves those who pursue righteousness, so as long as I'm always doing that then more wisdom and understanding shall come my way. Thanks though for making me thinking about it a different way!
Pray this prayer each time you open the Bible:
Eph 1:17-23
[h=3]Paul’s Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom[/h][SUP]17 [/SUP]asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. [SUP]18 [/SUP]I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
[SUP]19 [/SUP]I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power [SUP]20 [/SUP]that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. [SUP]21 [/SUP]Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. [SUP]22 [/SUP]God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. [SUP]23 [/SUP]And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.
Pray it personalized like this:
[SUP]17 [/SUP]asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give
ME spiritual wisdom and insight so that
I might grow in my knowledge of God. [SUP]18[/SUP]
I pray that my hearts will be flooded with light so that
I can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
[SUP]19 [/SUP]I also pray that
I will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power [SUP]20 [/SUP]that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. [SUP]21 [/SUP]Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. [SUP]22 [/SUP]God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. [SUP]23 [/SUP]And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.