Prayers for guidance

We can seek the guidance of Holy Spirit. 

It is up to us to listen and follow it!

Both David and Samuel had many successes and failures in their faith walk. Both are noted in Scripture for their great faith. 

Faith alone pleases God.

Matthew 7:7–11 ⁷Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: ⁸for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Prayers of the Bible for Guidance:

2 Samuel 2:1

2 It happened after this that David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah?”

And the Lord said to him, “Go up.”

David said, “Where shall I go up?”

And He said, “To Hebron.”

David asks Yahweh whether he should begin his tenure as king. Faithlife Bible.

Before taking an important step, it was David’s custom to seek the will of the Lord. The Lord directed David to Hebron. Its central location—about 20 miles south of Jerusalem—and defensible position made it a suitable capital for David. NKJ Bible.

Judges 13:8-15

8 Then Manoah prayed to the Lord, and said, “O my Lord, please let the Man of God whom You sent come to us again and teach us what we shall do for the child who will be born.”

9 And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the Angel of God came to the woman again as she was sitting in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 Then the woman ran in haste and told her husband, and said to him, “Look, the Man who came to me the other day has just now appeared to me!”

11 So Manoah arose and followed his wife. When he came to the Man, he said to Him, “Are You the Man who spoke to this woman?”

And He said, “I am.”

12 Manoah said, “Now let Your words come to pass! What will be the boy’s rule of life, and his work?”

13 So the Angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful. 14 She may not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor may she drink wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean. All that I commanded her let her observe.”

15 Then Manoah said to the Angel of the Lord, “Please let us detain You, and we will prepare a young goat for You.

Manoah, believing his wife, seeks more direction from God. Faithlife Bible.

Samson, the last of the judges, lived at the beginning of the eleventh century b.c. He was unusual among the judges in many ways. He did not lead an army, but carried on his campaign against the Philistines single-handed. He is mentioned in Hebrews. 11:32 in the list of judges who accomplished great things through faith. The Book of Judges, in contrast, paints a darker picture of a man who violates a number of the Ten Commandments as well as his Nazirite vow. Samson’s story brings the accounts of the judges to an end. His checkered history of heroism and moral failure resembles Israel’s troubles during the time of the judges. Although we can find instances of obedience and humility in his life, for the most part his life was a string of careless adventures, with no true concern for following the Lord. NKJ Bible.