Read Proverbs Chapter 30.
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If you want to pray a bold prayer, pray these verses. \u00a0It was years ago that these particular verses caught my eye. \u00a0I remember catching my breath when I read them and they began to sink into my brain. \u00a0The first part is easy. God don\u2019t let me be lied too, by anyone. That I definitely crave in this world filled with so much lying and deceit. \u00a0Help me always to see the truth. It\u2019s the second part that is more challenging. Lord, let me live paycheck to paycheck. That\u2019s essentially what Agur is asking here. Agur\u2019s name, by the way, means \u201cstranger\u201d. \u00a0There is very little known about him, very little I could find on him. \u00a0He\u2019s writing this letter to a couple of his friends. He appears to be a man of wisdom. \u00a0He is definitely a man of courage. Of course, in his day and age, the term \u201cdaily bread\u201d was much more real, as they had to bake it fresh every day. \u00a0We just have to run to the grocery store for our, it usually lasts a few days, even a week. Let\u2019s be honest, who wants to live paycheck to paycheck? None of us. We want money in the bank, retirement\u2019s fully funded and all of our financial worries taken care of for us. That is not what grows us closer to God. What grows us close to God is our dependence on Him FOR our daily bread. Here in America, there are very few of us who have to worry about where our bread is coming from today. \u00a0Even if you don\u2019t think you\u2019re rich, you are, just because you live in America. If you have a roof over your head, a bed to sleep in and food in the refrigerator you are in the top 8% of the wealthiest people in the world. It\u2019s what makes us less dependent on God, not more dependent on Him. It\u2019s a hard prayer to pray, let me live paycheck to paycheck so I can be more dependent on You, God. Let\u2019s start small, let\u2019s start by thanking Him for our Daily Bread which He has given us in such abundance. Let\u2019s be grateful for His provision that provides for us to live in the wealthiest country in the world. Let\u2019s pray, each day we draw closer to Him, no matter how much bread we have. Let\u2019s be grateful we don\u2019t have to bake our bread, it comes neatly wrapped and sliced for us. Read Proverbs Chapter 30. \u201cTwo things I ask of you,\u00a0Lord;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0do not refuse me before I die:Keep falsehood and lies far from me;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0give me neither poverty nor riches,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown\u00a0you\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and say, \u2018Who is the\u00a0Lord?\u2019Or I may become poor and steal, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and so dishonor the… Continue reading Thank God for Our Daily Bread<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":664,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663\/revisions\/664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cTwo things I ask of you,\u00a0Lord;
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0do not refuse me before I die:
Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0give me neither poverty nor riches,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0but give me only my daily bread.
<\/sup>Otherwise, I may have too much and disown\u00a0you
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and say, \u2018Who is the\u00a0Lord?\u2019
Or I may become poor and steal,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and so dishonor the name of my God. ” NIV
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