Daily Christian Devotional with Reverend Ben Cooper

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“Prayer for Wisdom, Guidance, and Clarity in Life Decisions | Proverbs 3:5–6 – Daily Christian Prayer Podcast”


Proverbs 3:5–6 (NIV)“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”

Uncertainty is one of life’s greatest challenges. When careers shift, relationships struggle, finances tighten, or family tensions rise, we often feel paralysed by decisions. Today’s episode of the Daily Christian Prayer Podcast, led by Reverend Ben Cooper in London, England, offers a powerful five-minute prayer focused on divine guidance, wisdom, and clarity for every listener across the globe.

This devotional draws directly from Proverbs 3:5–6, a scripture that has strengthened believers for generations. Trusting in the Lord with all our heart requires more than good intentions; it demands surrender. This prayer invites you to release your fears, questions, and uncertainties into the hands of the who promises to make your paths straight.

Reverend Ben prays into the raw realities of modern life: career decisions that feel overwhelming, strained marriages and friendships, financial pressures that threaten peace, children making uncertain choices, and exams or studies that test our endurance. 

Through vivid imagery, listeners are encouraged to picture themselves laying down the weight of their decisions before God’s throne, allowing His Spirit to breathe wisdom and clarity into situations that once seemed impossible. The prayer doesn’t ignore the chaos—it speaks directly into it, declaring that divine wisdom is available in every storm, guiding us beyond reaction into Spirit-led response

This devotional also carries a global heartbeat. 

 Prayer Points for Guidance and Wisdom

  • Prayer for guidance in tough decisions
  • Prayer for God’s will in my life
  • Prayer for wisdom and clarity of mind
  • Prayer for direction in career choices
  • Prayer for discernment in relationships
  • Prayer for wisdom before exams or studies
  • Prayer for clarity when feeling lost
  • Prayer for financial wisdom and guidance
  • Prayer for God to guide my steps daily
  • Prayer for discernment against deception
  •  Life Application

Take one decision weighing on you today—write it on paper. Next to it, write Proverbs 3:5–6. Each time doubt rises, declare aloud: “I trust in the Lord with all my heart. He will make my path straight.” As you speak this daily, anxiety will give way to peace, and confusion will yield to clarity.

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thank you for joining me today on our daily christian prayer podcast with myself. Reverend ben cooper recorded live here in london, england. This is a five minute time of prayer as we gather for encouragement, peace and biblical truth into everyday life situations. Please can you consider supporting us on three pound a month via. Buy me a coffee. Also, can you please leave us a review? That would be absolutely amazing. You can find the link to rb, christian radio. That will be beautiful if you can do that and leave us a beautiful review, wherever you are today.

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Now shall we begin our prayer time. I thank you for your lives, whoever you are and wherever you are today. Now shall we begin our prayer time. I thank you for your lives, whoever you are and wherever you are, but let's pray for guidance. Right now, I need guidance. Do you need guidance today? Do your children, do your life, do your family, do your ministry need guidance today? Let's pray for guidance.

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So the prayer that we're coming from is from the book of proverbs, chapter 3, verses 5 through to 6. This is very powerful. We've mentioned this before, but we've got to go back over it and the guide today is Lord. Will you please guide us with wisdom in life's decisions. Spirit of the living God, we come to you, lord, and let the fire of God rest over us. Lord, we need guidance and we need wisdom in life's decisions, lord, because we've got serious decisions to make. Jesus, and as we pray, as we pray for guidance through tough decisions in our lives, we believe that the Holy Spirit is guiding us and leading us to make godly decisions in our lives.

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Lord, I act too much out of my head, I act too much, I think too much, lord, and I want to be wise. So, lord, guide me and give me biblical wisdom. And, lord, help me in my life. Lord, so, as I pray through Proverbs, chapter 3, verses 5 through to 6, trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways, submit yourself yourself to him and he will make your path straight. Spirit of the living god. I need my path straight today because, lord, as I look down the road of life, father, it looks very crooked.

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Spirit of the living god. Lord, I want your will over my life. I want your peace in my life. I need lord as I pray today for myself and everybody with us. Lord, we need clarity of mind. We need wisdom for the decisions and choices that we have to make today. Father, will you help us? And for all those, lord, that are waiting on exams and study, for those that are studying for education and careers, we pray, father, that you will give them strength and guidance. We pray, father, as the world.

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Today, lord, we need Lord guidance in families, in children, in workspace, in ministry, in life. Father, we just need godly wisdom. Today, lord, we ask you for wisdom. Lord, what a great prayer. Today, lord, I pray for wisdom that you will keep me wise in basic life decisions. Lord, as we face trials at work, as we face trials at home, as we face trials in ministry and church and just living in a human world, we pray, lord, that you will give us wisdom to make the right decision. And, lord, give me the decision and the wisdom of how to treat people.

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Lord, when people come against me. Lord, when the bullets of life are firing at me, when the arrows are coming at us, lord. When people come against me, lord, when the bullets of life are firing at me, when the arrows are coming at us, lord, when the texts are coming through, when work is overwhelming, when relationships are breaking down, lord, when the children are going AWOL, when everything seems to be at a loss. Father, help us not to react in our mind, but help us to react and make proper decisions through the storm of life. So, lord, we pray. Lord, we pray as we go through the storm. Lord, that you help us to make good financial decisions. And you help us and you will guide us.

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God, we need your guidance. Lord, every step, lord, every step that we take. We understand that. The bible says, the word of god says very clearly that the steps of a good person are ordered by the Lord. And today, father, I pray, lord, for miracles, that you will order our steps. Lord, when you order our steps, we're walking in wisdom, we're walking in strength, we're walking in power, we're walking in love. So, father, today, give us clarity of mind.

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We pray, lord, for decisions in careers, lord, discernment in every area of life. Lord, we pray right now for the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We pray, lord, for wisdom. This word seems to be so rich.

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Today, lord, we pray for guidance and wisdom in our life, lord, in every area of our life. Father, in the name of Jesus, help me, help my sisters and brothers around the world to make godly and rich decisions according to the word of God. So today, wherever we are, let the spirit Lord fall on us today. Cover us in the blood of Jesus. Let your anointing rest over us. So today, lord, we believe in Proverbs 3, verses 5 through to 6, we are going to trust in the Lord with all of our heart. We're not going to lean on our own understanding. In all of our ways we are going to submit to you and you will make our path straight. That is your word, god, to us today, and we are blessed and highly favoured. Thank you for joining me today. May the Lord bless you and keep you. See you tomorrow on another daily Christian prayer podcast. Until tomorrow.

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