Day Eight: That She Would Be Content in the Lord’s Provision
“Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.” (Proverbs 30:8-9, ESV)
Our world is consumed with the pursuit of things. Our culture values wealth and prosperity, brand names and big cars, large houses and large living. Money is a constant draw on the hearts of many, and our daughters are not immune. She will contend with the idols of this land, whether she has little or much. She, like we, cannot serve God and money. (Matt. 6:24)
Oh God, protect the heart of my daughter from the idols of money and prosperity. Guard her desires and keep her content with what you provide, not with what the world says she should have. Do not give her so much that she forgets you, or so little that she steals and sins against your name. Fill her heart so full of you that there is no room for the gods of this world. Keep her from temptation and fill her heart with passion for you.
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Nick lives and serves the Lord with his wife Amy and Son Gabriel in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. He loves his Lord, his family, his church, and lives to proclaim the Gospel in whatever way he can.
