Read Proverbs 30:8

I love the Proverbs because they provide super quick points of wisdom. I journal on how these wisdom’s can be applied to my life. This scripture points me right towards gratitude. After this verse, Agur goes on to give the whys for these directives. When I give my children a rule or direction, I usually follow it with a why. In my parents day, a simple because I said so would suffice. Not so today! Information is available via the Google bar in less than a second. Why would I think that a because I said so would suffice in a culture of I gotta know it now and I can know it now. God gives whys throughout his book. I love that he knows my childlike need for those whys….. because he placed that longing in me.

Agur suggests I pray for my daily bread and be on guard. If I have too much…I may reject God because all my needs are supplied. In contrast, if I have too little…..I may become desperate and not honor God in my decisions.

A friend of mine and I were talking of gratitude one afternoon. We were discussing what it means to truly take on a spirit of gratitude with what we have been given. For me, it means asking and thanking God for my daily bread, and acknowledging my sinful desire for more and more. God promises I can fight this desire with prayer and a spirit of thankfulness!

…..give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Proverbs 30:8

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