LORD, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing. Ps. 16:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Heb. 13:5
Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. Ps. 73:25
Heavenly Father, ours is a world of aspiring and acquiring, “What if’s?” and “If only’s”, much noise and constant motion. The pressure to get more, do more, and be more is relentless. It’s making us hollow and is wearing us out. Help us.
We’d love our lives to be marked by less fear and more faith, less activity and more adoration, less second-guessing and more “first love.” By the power of the gospel, free us to live at the pace of grace by the music of heaven.
It’s easy to see how our driven-ness and busyness are rooted in pride, fear, and greed—the pride of having a bigger seat at the table, “FOMO”—the fear of missing out, and the greed of defining success as having “stuff.” The lure of man’s approval in a culture of competition is nonstop.
Father, by the work of your Holy Spirit, change our price tags and treasure. Show us the difference between trusting in our status and resting in Jesus. Forgive us for the ways we actually encourage burnout—at work, home, and church.
Forgive us for not being content with what we have. May you, alone, be our treasure and inheritance, our identity and security. Riches, recognition, and reputation are lousy gods.
By a greater experience of Jesus’ beauty and love, expose and topple the idols of our hearts. Help us to slow down before we flame out. So very Amen we pray, in Jesus’ glorious and grace-full name.