April 30, 2013 Just Right

Read Proverbs 30 Just Right Prov 30:7-8 O God, I beg two favors from you; let me have them before I die. 8 First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! Give me just enough to satisfy my needs. MOM’S perplexed at the dinner table. Larry, the little one, picks at his food. Mom knows he’ll be hungry later, and she’ll have to help him find a snack. Tom, her oldest, eats too much. He’s overweight. Mom wonders how she’ll get him to eat less. He’s always after more. And Millie, in the middle, eats what she needs, no more, no less. Mom has no concerns about Millie. Life is that way. Some people think it’s fine to pick at life—never having the right job or right relationships, they are often poor. They rely on others to help them and are a burden on family, friends and society. And being rich is fine, but sometimes it makes us “fat”. We consume too much and focus our efforts on getting more, losing time for joy in our lives while we do what makes us rich. Others live a satisfied life. They do what they must to earn a good living. They have time for friends and family. They appreciate all they have. This is life, isn’t it? Yes, life is often about too little for some, too much for others, just right for many. The Wisdom Writer offers to you a great prayer to live “just right”. Pray it often and trust God to bless you with a “just right” life. It’s True! Life is just right when you have just enough to satisfy your needs.