Verse Three

When you look at others with their lands and gold
Think that Christ has promised you his wealth untold.
Count your many blessings; money cannot buy
Your reward in heaven nor your home on high

I used to think the grass was always greener in someone else's yard.  I thought that as a Christian, wealth was part of the package.  Then I happened across a verse in Proverbs 30:8b, "give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread."

That verse nagged at me every time I read it.  I tried to ignore it, skim over it quickly, but there it was.  Finally I confessed my greediness and can honestly (most of the time) pray this verse to God.  

God has always provided for me.  I've never gone hungry, never gone without clothes, always had a roof over my head.  Sometimes it was someone else's roof, but a roof nonetheless. God has abundantly blessed me with all those and more.  

I am ashamed that I grumble because I don't have everything I want.  I have everything I need!  I pray that I will always thank him for his provision, his love, his grace.  I will count my many blessings and name them one by one.

February's Joy Dare 28:
Three gifts from the past--that help you trust the future
My green and brown leather Bible
Songs and hymns from days gone by such as His Eye Is On The Sparrow
A book of family history dating back hundreds of years, with stories of God's provision through it all

One Thousand Gifts