Before a Big Decision
Verses to read when the next step is unclear
Discernment is less about finding a hidden answer than about becoming the kind of person who can hear one.
Begin by asking for wisdom, then for a teachable heart, then for the courage to take the next step. Read one a day while the decision is in front of you.
Readings
11 passages · Douay-Rheims
Proverbs 3:5-6
“Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence. In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps.”
James 1:5
“But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men abundantly, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”
Psalm 25:4-5
“Shew, O Lord, thy ways to me, and teach me thy paths. Direct me in thy truth, and teach me; for thou art God my Saviour; and on thee have I waited all the day long.”
Proverbs 2:6
“Because the Lord giveth wisdom: and out of his mouth cometh prudence and understanding.”
Psalm 32:8
“I will give thee understanding, and will instruct thee in the way in which thou shalt walk: I will fix my eyes upon thee.”
Isaiah 30:21
“And thy ears shall hear the word of one admonishing thee behind thy back: This is the way, walk ye in it: and go not aside neither to the right hand, nor to the left.”
Proverbs 16:3
“Lay open thy works to the Lord: and thy thoughts shall be directed.”
Proverbs 16:9
“The heart of man disposeth his way: but the Lord must direct his steps.”
Romans 12:2
“And be not conformed to this world; but be reformed in the newness of your mind, that you may prove what is the good, and the acceptable, and the perfect will of God.”
James 3:17
“But the wisdom, that is from above, indeed is first chaste, then peaceable, modest, easy to be persuaded, consenting to the good, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, without diss…”
Psalm 119:105
“Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths.”