Good Friday afternoon, my friends.
Sometimes I find that prayers I lift up make statements more about where I want to be than where I am. Or at least in that moment. This prayer is an example of that. I am moving in the direction of this prayer, but not there yet. But that is the journey of faith – it will not be complete as long as we are in this life.
Ask God today to move you closer to the point where you can say with Paul:
"I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength." (Philippians 4:12-13)
Grace to you and peace be multiplied,
Bruce
Father, I know that godliness with contentment is of great benefit.
It gives me a state of mind that is calm and satisfied; free from murmuring and complaining.
I'm reminded that it takes little of this world's goods to satisfy one whose citizenship is of another country.
Help me to hold loosely to that which does not last beyond this life, and to clasp tightly that which has eternal significance.
May the character of my soul and the fruit of my actions be of much greater importance than the perishable items that are alluring to me.
I look to You for proper balance in the things You have blessed me with and the attitude in which I receive these good things from Your hands.
(http://adailyprayer.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/a-prayer-for-a-contented-heart/)
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