I am going to take you through how I read, pray, and apply them daily. I hope it is a helpful tool as you learn to seek our Jesus with all of your heart.
I will outline the first 4 and you apply what you learn to the last 4!
1 My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
God help me to accept your words of wisdom and correction even when it is hard. Give me revelation to understand your commands- to love you and others.
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding,
How can I turn my ear to your wisdom today? Find 3 ways to apply what I am learning today; write it down in your notebooks so you see and are reminded of it all day.
3 and if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
Hear I check myself to make sure I am crying out to God with a pure heart and not just because it is the "right" thing to do.
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
I watch National Treasure and see how they hunt for treasure of this world because of its value. How much more should I be hunting for the treasures of who God is and how he loves me. Then I pick one thing that I usually pursue "in the world" and I give it up that day so I can pursue God and seek the deep things of him that day.
Now you try it. Try to pray the verse outloud into your life and find practical ways of applying it to your life.
5 then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the LORD gives wisdom,
and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds victory in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones.
Now imagine if you did this everyday as you read through the bible. Your "Jesus Time" would transform into a hang out time with a very close father and friend.
