Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. – (Psalm 90:12, NIV)
Teach us how short our lives are so that we can become wise. – (Psalm 90:12, ERV)
Teach us to number our days so that we may truly live and achieve wisdom. – (Psalm 90:12, VOICE)
Godly wisdom is needed to navigate our days well. As a child, our potential lifespan seems endless, yet as we grow, we recognize how quickly the days and years go, and the intention to make every day count becomes more of a desire. Now in my forties, I am acutely aware of the brevity of life. I have lost loved ones that lived full, long lives, and have lost others who did not have the benefit of living out a long life. Not one of us has any guarantees, and we need recognize that each new day we wake, is a blessing that we have been granted. What we do with what we are given, matters. May we pursue the Lord with all that we are, so that we may know best, how to utilize the gift of time we each have been given.
Great God of all hope, 
We ever seek You;
To lead and guide us,
And grant wisdom too.
For Godly wisdom,
Teaches us to know;
What we are to do,
Where we’re meant to go.
Dear God in Your grace,
Help us each to use;
The time we’re given,
As Your love we choose.
A choice to live well,
To share grace and love;
Ever keep learning,
Your ways, high above.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift that You give us with each new day that we are granted. Thank You that You designed each of us with a plan and a purpose. Forgive us for taking the gift of time You have given for granted, as each day provides precious time to learn and grow with new love to show. Teach us how to trust You and Your plan for our lives, so that we may walk out our days with purpose in You. Show us how to love those around us well, so that Your goodness and grace are the things that lead each to make their days count. May many come into a lasting relationship with You. Be glorified O God, as we give Your praise for the gift of our days, and seek You to live them well. Amen.
© Shannon Elizabeth Grabrick and Revelations in Writing, May 2011 – present
Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge. – Psalm 62:8.
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