Keep
falsehood and lies far from me;
give
me neither poverty nor riches,
but
give me only my daily bread.
Proverbs
30:8
Thoughts~
The second part of this verse has been such a sweet
comfort and a prayer of mine since our economy went sour. As my checking
account began looking more like a savings account that I had when I was a
teenager, I at first freaked out just a little bit. Okay, a lot. A whole lot. And then God in His
love and mercy reminded me of my favorite verse, Proverbs 3:5-6 (see below) and
whispered to my heart that all I needed to do was trust Him with my entire
being. He guided me gently to a place I had never been before: total dependence
on Him.
And if I never share another thing with a human being,
I want to share now that it is an unbelievably radical and wonderful state to
be in. I do not use credit cards to meet my wants in life. I live on cash and
only purchase my needs and every so often, something fun like my recent red and
white polka dot bowl for $7.95. At first this radical style of living, using
cash only and avoiding the temptations of certain shops, was weird . . . oh so
weird. But as I slowly adjusted to it and stopped buying “stuff”, I found I
could easily scale down my lifestyle and live more simply.
Most of my friends think they could not live this way;
but, I have to tell you that I am content and have never been happier regarding
my lifestyle. God’s provisions are totally sufficient for me and when He
blesses me with extras, I know it’s from Him. And so, my prayer truly is,
“please, Lord, don’t give me unneeded riches where I won’t depend on You, nor
poverty where I can’t serve and glorify you, but please provide for my daily
needs. And thanks, Lord, for the bowl that I loved so much.”
Action~
Ask God to show you financial and material areas that
you can totally put all of your trust in Him to provide for you. What things do
you need? And of those things, what are wants and what are needs? Do you know
the difference?
Pray~
Thank you for our daily bread and our daily needs that
are met by You, Lord. And thank you for teaching us to depend on You and not
ourselves.
Trusting Him Always,Becky
Becky... I am soooooo right where you are too... Cash only... no health insurance at this time... And He has truly continued to provide for our real needs and show us that we don't need all our 'stuff' we've collected over the years... Something I wish we'd learned much earlier in life.
ReplyDeleteI've got a lot of stuff to get rid of and it's slow going finding the right person/org to gift stuff to but I know I'm going to feel soooo liberated when I unload a lot of it.
Thank you for pinning so many words of encouragement and scripture... I know I repin more of your pins than anyone else I follow....
Thanks for these words today!
Have an awesome weekend!
Thank you Kathy!!
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