Day 14 – Thursday
Ecclesiastes
5:10, Psalm 39:5-7
More! More! More! O God! Our hearts crave
more! Some of us earn large salaries. Some of us have hefty bank accounts. Some
of us have extensive investments. Some of us can barely squeeze another thing
into our homes. Some of us have expanded our storage to other places. But we
want more!
We are not satisfied, now or ever. We must
have more! We have set our sights on increasing our earnings and our
accumulated wealth. Some days we hardly know why. Some days we seem like pale
shadows floating through life and trying to anchor ourselves to the wealth we
have accumulated.
Life in pursuit of wealth—life as
accumulation—is increasingly meaningless. Some days our anxiety about wealth
leaves us pacing and panting in anxiety. Some days it feels like our desire for
more is causing us to disintegrate. Some days . . .
Forgive us for our insatiable ache for
more. Forgive us for the anxiety that drives us to amass far more than we need.
Forgive us for failing to turn our eyes to You and trust in You.
Release us from this snare that we have
walked into with eyes wide open. Amen.
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