Try this simple prayer when making big decisions
The speaker shares a simple prayer — 'Lord, give me peace or pause' — as a guide for decision-making. They emphasize that the intention to do right matters more than achieving perfection, and that sincerity of heart is what counts when facing difficult choices.
Summary
The speaker introduces a personal prayer they use when making big decisions: 'Lord, give me peace or pause.' This prayer is framed as a way of seeking divine guidance — either a sense of peace to move forward or a pause as a warning signal to reconsider.
The speaker openly acknowledges that they have made wrong decisions in the past, but emphasizes that what matters most is having the right heart and genuine intention. They express a desire for God to see that their motives are sincere, even when outcomes are imperfect.
Using marriage as an analogy, the speaker argues that consistently trying to do the right thing is more valuable than achieving perfection. Just as a spouse may not always say the perfect thing but still demonstrates love through effort, the speaker suggests that the ongoing attempt to make good decisions is itself meaningful and sufficient to live with peace.
Key Insights
- The speaker proposes a two-outcome prayer — 'Lord, give me peace or pause' — as a practical spiritual tool for navigating big decisions, where peace signals go-ahead and pause signals reconsideration.
- The speaker admits to having made wrong decisions before, framing this not as failure but as an honest acknowledgment that perfect decision-making is not the standard being pursued.
- The speaker argues that God seeing the sincerity of one's heart is more important than always arriving at the correct decision, suggesting relational intent matters more than outcomes.
- Using marriage as an analogy, the speaker claims that consistently trying to get it right — even imperfectly — is more important than striving for perfection in every action or word.
- The speaker concludes that the process of always trying to make the right decision, rather than always succeeding, is what allows a person to live with their choices in peace.
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Transcript
[0:00] I have a simple prayer. Lord, give me peace or pause. Lord, give me peace or pause. Have I gotten it wrong? Have I made the wrong decision before? Of course. But I'm always going to try to say, Lord, I I I hope you see that my heart's in the right place and that I want to do the right thing. So, Lord, would you give me peace or pause? I don't think that you're always going to know, but I do think you can always try to get it right. You think about marriage, it's like I'm not always going to say the right thing, but like, you know, I love you. You know, I'm trying [0:31]…
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