Study Questions for Wise Women Delight in God's Word

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1. If you were to ask others in your life this question..."What do you think I'm pursuing in life" what would their answers be?

2. Would you say that you are on a quest to grow in godly wisdom?

Proverbs 2:1-6 (Amplified Version)
MY SON, if you will receive my words and treasure up my commandments within you, Making your ear attentive to skillful and godly Wisdom and inclining and directing your heart and mind to understanding [applying all your powers to the quest for it]; Yes, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, If you seek [Wisdom] as for silver and search for skillful and godly Wisdom as for hidden treasures, Then you will understand the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of [our omniscient] God. For the Lord gives skillful and godly Wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

3. Did God reveal places where you are looking for wisdom outside of God's Word?

4. If you are struggling with being consistent in the area of bible reading, ask the Lord to grow your faith this week. Meditate on the scriptures in your chapter that teach about the value of God's Word. Memorize Hebrews 4:12 and 2 Timothy 3:15-17. Ask the Lord, like David did to give you a passion for knowing Him through the Bible.

5. What are the excuses you've made in the past for not consistently studying God's Word? What things need to change this week in your life to grow in discipline in regards to reading the Bible consistently?

If you are feeling discouraged, take heart! We can pray and ask God to grow our affection for His Word, and to grow our faith. The gospel teaches us that we're not alone in life. We have a mediator (Jesus) who knows our weakness and prays for us.

In this article, John Piper offers some great things to pray as we consider Psalm 119. Here's an excerpt:

"So let me close with a little tour of Psalm 119, and show you seven kinds of prayer with which you can soak your Bible reading this year.

We should pray . . .

1. That God would teach us his Word. Psalm 119:12b, "Teach me Your statutes." (See also verses 33, 64b, 66, 68b, 135). True learning of God's Word is only possible if God himself becomes the teacher in and through all other means of teaching.

2. That God would not hide his Word from us. Psalm 119:19b, "Do not hide Your commandments from me." The Bible warns of the dreadful chastisement or judgment of the Word of God being taken from us (Amos 8:11). (See also verse 43).

3. That God would make us understand his Word. Psalm 119:27, "Make me understand the way of Your precepts" (verses 34, 73b, 144b, 169). Here we ask God to cause us to understand - to do whatever he needs to do to get us to understand his Word.

4. That God would incline our hearts to his Word. Psalm 119:36, "Incline my heart to Your testimonies and not to [dishonest] gain." The great problem with us is not primarily our reason, but our will - we are disinclined by nature to read and meditate and memorize the Word. So we must pray for God to incline our wills.

5. That God would give us life to keep his Word. Psalm 119:88, "Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, so that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth." He is aware that we need life and energy to give ourselves to the Word and its obedience. So he asks God for this basic need. (See also verse 154b)

6. That God would establish our steps in his Word. Psalm 119:133, "Establish my footsteps in Your word." We are dependent on the Lord not only for understanding and life, but for the performance of the Word. That it would be established in our lives. We cannot do this on our own.

7. That God would seek us when we go astray from his Word. Psalm 119:176, "I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant." It is remarkable that this godly man ends his psalm with a confession of sin and the need for God to come after him and bring him back. This too we must pray again and again."

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Study Questions for Wise Women Delight in God's Word

Wise Women Delight in God's Word