Don’t give me either poverty or wealth;
give me just the food I need.
1 TIMOTHY 6:7-8 (CEV)
We didn't bring anything into this world, and we won't take anything with us when we leave. So we should be satisfied just to have food and clothes.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
The wise person is satisfied with the basics.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
DAILY FODDER
Are the basics for a content life different from place to place or at various stages in our lives? I live a fairly simple life but I have access to technology and comfort that even the wealthiest person of 200 years past would never have dreamt of. I need to live a simple life in the time and space in which God has placed me.
PRAYER
Generous God, you have given me more than enough. Yet, I struggle to be satisfied. My desire for more newer and better distracts me from my desire to know you more. Give me the wisdom needed to live a content life in this time and space. I think I'll be surprised at how little I actually need. Amen.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
