Knowledge

Knowledge

 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding (Proverbs 9:10 NASB)."

Definition: Acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation (Dictionary.com).


Acquainting ourselves with facts, truths or principles makes us a visiting guest in the house built by wisdom and established by understanding, where we are able to share in the precious and pleasant riches accumulated, refined and displayed by someone or something else (Proverbs 24:3-4). The goal is to not just be acquainted with knowledge, but to become the established house that knowledge is able to fill. 

Prayers: We pray our child embraces every treasure of knowledge in life; may everything presented that is true remain and every false hood leave.

We pray our child moves into the clearest and most solid grasp of truth, beyond the mere show of knowledge. Please help us teach our child to not be flashy with knowledge.

Thank You for Your help and blessings.

Study and Learning

Study and Learning

“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15 NASB).”

Definition: Study - Application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection (Dictionary.com).
Learning - Knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application; the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill; the modification of behavior through practice, training, or experience.

Peer into life and take what you see, search it out, let it build, believe. On foundations you lay all you’ve studied and heard, then let God piece together and out what you’ve learned. If you take along the way all the millions of happens and not right away to the strongest foundations, any building through Time’s test will waiver to stand and be as the housing erected on sand. See the world, hear the word, receive it down deep then let it flow with conviction from your head to your feet. Move out, be steady; His anointing though heavy has marked you approved, positioned and ready. Take courage, be bold, be never ashamed; be equally careful with each word you proclaim. Hold fast the faith not the habits of youth and move in God's timing with love and with truth. Precisely you're fitted, you're  strengthened to stand as living stone and heart of flesh under Christ a new man. Though victory stay wrapped it surprises you now with a: future calling, lifted burden and light yoke to help plow. Look then to the Author of life that you see, search Him out, let Him build, always believe. To Alpha, Omega, to the Ancient of Days, to your Father and Savior give the highest of praise.
 
Prayers: We pray the thoughts harnessed and released by our child will be characteristic of You - that each interest, introspect, intellect, interpretation and intuition all be built on Your Word; revealed by Your Word and ultimately reflect Your Word.

We bless our child to learn well, to follow Your paths of life, to discover Your Word of Truth and to handle it all accurately.

May we all be workman unashamed and unreserved for Your approval alone.
Thank You for Your help and blessings.

Revelation

Revelation

“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known (1 Corinthians 13:12 NASB).”

Definition: The act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure; something revealed or disclosed, especially of something not before realized; God's disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures; an instance of such communication or disclosure; something thus communicated or disclosed; something that contains such disclosure, as the Bible (Dictionary.com).

For something to be revealed it means it was first concealed or hidden. Some revelation we seek and find or find out, some we ask for and receive or gain understanding about and some revelation is bigger, requiring commitment and authorization by connecting to God's Spirit. We petition or knock and we are given access or are allowed to enter in and join in the revelation with those allowed to join before. Revelation progresses and we progress with it: We pursue, we receive, we join, we commit and we declare. If we halt the progression; if we take a few things we have learned or received and stop short of entering into full revelation then we can easily set up against God that which we know. We should never compete with the knowledge of God. Our hearts and minds are to be set on Him, and His revelation needs to flow. If it is allowed to set, like concrete, in stubborn belief or tradition it will one day need to be broken up and moved. God may even let remain our strong held beliefs that set lofty against Him, and even turn us over to our set ways and profane minds to direct us instead of Him. Our commitment is not to revelation, but to the revealer, and His commitment is not merely returned to us, but to the world. We must take what we receive and move as one body in revelatory declaration and reconciliation - always bringing life through the Holy Spirit and not letting revelation retention become our life or become the power behind our own societal elevation.

Prayers: We pray our child seeks and joins You in Your way of revelation with the fullest expression and capacity of it humanly possible. Thank You for showing us the Way and trusting us with offering it to the world. Let it be that our child joins Your body fitly and strongly while receiving from others and releasing to others the truly given parts of Your revelation.

Please help our child to be aware of the limits of our earthly vision, but also the reality of reconciliation You brought to Earth through Jesus where we regain access to Your presence.

We are grateful that You make it impossible to have fullness without You. Thank You for inspiring us to be filled with Your presence and Your revelation. Please help guide our child in pursuit of You Lord, and may Your revealing light that pursuit so our child never stays in the dark.

Thank You for Your help and blessings.

Prudence

Prudence

“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion (Proverbs 8:12 NASB).”

Definition: Prude: A person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc. 
Prudent: Wise or judicious in practical affairs; keen practical sense; discreet or circumspect; sober; careful in providing for the future; provident.

Prudence is best known for its modesty: knowing when not to say or do something - being modestly revealing and respectfully proper. "Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent (Proverbs 17:28 NASB)." Doing nothing tends to get us into trouble less than doing something, this is why one of the biggest arguments kids make before they get disciplined is "But I didn't do anything!" However everyone must eventually exist outside of the reserved cacoon of ignorance ("How was I supposed to know..."), lazyness ("Don't blame me, I wasn't doing anything"), self protection ("Why do I always get blamed for...") blame ("They did it, I was just standing here") and fear ("I can't do that it's too hard"). Though being reserved may occasionally be prudent, prudence is not reserved; those who are prudent are purposefully doing something great when they do less or do nothing at all - they are practically providing for there future and the future of their families by removing the weight of regret and bad reputation (two things that make it hard to move on). No wonder wisdom wants to dwell with prudence, because it has a light, bright future, one that is able to locate and see the knowledge (what, why and how) and have the strength to execute it discreetly (where, when and with who).

Prayers: Please move our whole family into Your timing Lord. We make our time available to You, because we desire to live and exist in Your timing. Please help us model boldness with modesty and purpose based on Your understanding of modesty and Your purpose.

We pray our child has a keen understanding of what not to do and why to make way for an unhindered future of knowing what to do discreetly.
Thank You for Your help and blessings.  

Discretion

Discretion

“Discretion will guard you, Understanding will watch over you, to deliver you from the way of evil (Proverbs 2:11-12a NASB),..”

Definition: Discreet: Judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature (Dictionary.com).

Discretion is played out visibly when someone knows the best time to say or do something, but more importantly is how discretion plays itself out invisibly in the mind - which is ultimately where all of our actions stem from. If we are committed to considering others higher than ourselves we will not be able to do certain indiscreet things without feeling it in our conscience. In regard to discretion considering others higher means being more aware of what we do and say and how it may affect others instead of only being aware of how our behavior and speech affects us or how it individually makes us feel. Closing a door without noticing someone coming in behind, walking in the middle of people taking pictures, or inversely, taking pictures in a crowded area that blocks a walk way where people have to stop and wait, talking loud on a cell phone in a public place, sharing second hand information or something private about people that will do nothing but make fun or make a negative impression of them, or saying profane or off colored things, especially around women and children. Being unaware is probably the most common reason people are indiscreet, but some do it to vent anger or pride, some do it out of habit from lack of discipline, some do it for hateful or prejudiced reasons and others have become so selfish and numb to the feelings and affects of others that they don't care and do whatever they feel like usually touting some justifying statement like "It's a free country", "What's the big deal anyway" or "Why should I have to stop". God desires us to be at peace with others and at peace with Him through Jesus - that is why it should stop, why it is a big deal and why many things are permissible, but not all things are beneficial. His peace allows us to rest in Him and to find rest in ourselves. Being in God’s rest helps us slow down and let go: to slow down when we are in a hurry to do and share, which puts us at risk of being unaware, and to let go of every selfish, unneeded, unnecessary or ill-timed activity.

Prayers: We pray our child will learn to be discreet first in the mind through diligent and consistent awareness and second through respectful behavior. Please help our child enter Your rest and peace by reconciliation through Jesus, then through inheritance as a co-heir with Christ and have understanding.

Please help us direct our child toward proper activities and keep anything improper from becoming activated or from being made into a habit.
Thank You for Your help and blessings. 

Seeking

Seeking

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened (Matthew 7:7-8 NASB).”

Definition: To go in search or quest of; to try to find or discover by searching or questioning.

When we are seeking we wish to know the truth for a reason; this goes beyond simply wanting to know an answer. Seeking is an inquiring and searching state that gets answers and obtains something current, past or future and connects to the information or substance that opens the door to truth. If what we gain from our search is not the truth, we must continue seeking.

Prayers: We pray our child will not quit searching until true substance is obtained. We pray any worship, high praise or metaphorical altar building will be for You and in Your name, not for the quest, the method of discovering, or for self.  

We pray in the midst of this seeking that Your will and its mysteries will be revealed to our child.

Please help us present the positive and exciting side of the journey to our child more than the difficulty and labor involved on the path between the start of knowing and the end of apprehending the true substance: full understanding of truth, full promise, full vison or complete rest. Life is not a drag. Please help us to be joyful always with our journey. We look to You for what we don't have and we give to You what we do have. You are the Author and Perfector and though we may be surprised or confused by twists and turns in life, You never are.
Thank You for Your help and continual blessings. 

Questions

Questions

“You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures (James 4:2b-3 NASB).”

Definition: A sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply; a problem for discussion or under discussion; a matter for investigation.

The art of asking questions that get sufficient answers seems to be in decline and self-centeredness seems to be on the rise. This problem is revealed in the many who ask questions to merely know information or gain some selfish thing instead of gaining understanding and wisdom to help others. Rising defense mechanisms, pride and peer pressure have almost eliminated people from asking or knowing how to ask questions. In our information age some assume an alpha position with whatever knowledge is gained and some assume an entitlement position to take and spend whatever is given on selfish pleasures. A wise man and a responsible giver is much different and understandably treated different than a know-it-all or a mooch, though some see the former as unjust offenders and the latter as deserving victims. Knowledge is more for stewardship and application than mastery and position. Those who believe they fully understand something are less likely to be teachable. God is the master and we fully need Him to reveal His ways and Himself to us regardless of what we know. God holds the power to give abundantly and miraculously without limits, so if we are used to being selfish manipulators, we may try to manipulate Him most of all. The entitlement mentality, among other things, believes those who have should give to those who don't, even against their will, because they have more than they need, it is only fair. Setting aside the multiple problems with this mentality lets address one, if we have this mentality what is to stop us from believing: since God has unlimited supply and He doesn't need it, it is only fair that He gives us whatever we want. God's identity is to be independant and the source of all Life, our identity is to be dependant on Him for our life personally and the source and head of our connection corporately. We need to seek the right answers, if we do not get what we need we may need to evaluate our motives or ask the right question, or ask a different question, or a different person, or the same question in a different way to get the right answers. We should never stop asking or being willing to receive answers (knowledge), life applications (wisdom) and connection to the answer source and head (God and His presence).  

Prayers: Please help us feed the desire to know and inquire in our child and never shut it down. Help us to do the tough thing and teach our child how to ask questions in a way that is discreet and balanced and gets answers. Also we ask You to help our child care more for the people giving the answers than the answers themselves. 

We pray our child always chooses to receive and connect to You, the true Alpha and Omega and Your wisdom of the ages over the media and personal experiences.

We pray our child will stay inquisitive and curious and grow in the ability to gain answers through research, critical thinking, recollection and smartly aimed and articulated questioning and to not stop searching an important issue until life application and connection to You comes. Thank You for Your help and blessings.