For we brought nothing into the world, just as we will be able to take nothing out of it. If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with that.
(1 Timothy: 7-8)
Lord, when I read this, I thought of the expression, “born with a silver spoon in his mouth.’ Even if that could happen, what good would that spoon be without a hand to guide it and food to fill it?
Yours is the hand, and you provide the food. You give me so much more than I need. I have shelves full of food and closets full of clothes. I need not be preoccupied with anything except loving you and my neighbor.
I promised you and myself that I will not worry about money. If I have too much, I just squander it and want more. Today, if I find myself thinking about material possessions, I will change my own subject and “think on what is good,” for my soul and for us all. Please remind me, Lord. Help me to “pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience and gentleness.” (1 Timothy: 11)