Episode notes
* A prayer about NEEDS
When I'm trying to be content
LOVING FATHER,
I'm struggling with lack of contentment, and I know the problem is that I'm getting my wants mixed up with my needs. To survive, I need basic things such as food, water, shelter, and love—when I have those things, I should be content. But too often I'm consumed with my wants.
Even when they're fulfilled, they leave me unsatisfied, discontented, and looking for more. And when I want things that oppose your desires, I find myself increasingly consumed with jealousy, covetousness, deceit, or material-ism.
Help me, Lord! Teach me the difference between my needs and my wants so that I may find contentment in living your way. As you meet my needs, show me your power and provision, and let me learn that you are suf-ficient.
Refocus my mind on your values instead of on my own. Then I will no longer be grasping for something else; instead, I will have a heart full of gratitude for what you have already provided.
Don't love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, "I will never fail you. I will never abandon you."
HEBREWS I3:5