Proverbs 30:7-9

"Two things I ask of you, O LORD; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, 'Who is the LORD ?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

Ok, I know I'm supposed to post on 1 Cor 5-6 and I did read those chapters, but I kept thinking about the verses that were shared at the prayer meeting tonight so I decided to post on that instead. Our pastor shared about "Agur's Prayer" (listed above). He said that while it's not a well known prayer, it's a prayer that really challenges or rather is rare for us, as believers, to pray.

Agur prays for 2 things: to be kept from lies, dishonesty and deceit (both external and internal) and he prayed for just his needs or daily bread. The part that really got me thinking was what he prayed about in terms of riches b/c in my previous post I thought about how when times are good I tend to "forget" God which is exactly what Agur said may happen when given riches.

This prayer really challenged me to think about how I pray and how my prayers just seem to be about thanking Him for the "riches" in my life (i.e. the good times), but in addition maybe I should be also praying and trusting God for my "needs" for the day no matter how big or small. It's my attitude about my daily needs that keeps me from having that humble heart I desire and know I need. Currently, I don't look at my daily needs as something God provides for me b/c my needs seem small (when times are good), and I think I can handle them myself. But by praying that God meet my needs daily, it's humbles me to realize that He is the one that provides and gives all things even the smallest of needs.

It seems like such a simple prayer, yet I think God really wanted me to read these verses to show me the flaw in my prayers as a result of my prideful heart, and He helped me realize how through the "right" prayer He can change my heart.