To hold things with an open hand

"The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast desert. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything." - Deu 2:7

"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." - Mark 10:25

Last night in the precept class, Kay Arthur spoke about learning to hold things with an open hand instead of a closed one, so that when God wants to take something from us, he need not pry our fingers to take it. If He decides to take certain things away from us, let it be; and if not, then be it. For when he takes away certain things from our lives, it is for the better of us and for him.

Indeed, for the last twenty four years, God has given me all that I needed. Although I do not have alot in my bank, I have meals on my table daily and enough to pay for my bills. And though I do not live in a big house with wealthy parents, I have a university education and enough to buy more books for myself to read. I may not have the best of health, but I have enough of what it takes to praise and honor God daily.

PRAYER:
"Indeed Lord, day by day, I feel your presence molding me to greater Christ-likeness. What I thought was impossible, I was proven wrong. For there can be nothing that is impossible for you, Lord. Through your grace, you have given me strength and courage to this life that I have not imagined before. Therefore, Father, would your grace continue to stay with me and your heavenly wisdom be with me so that I will not lose sight of the eternal glory in heaven. In Jesus' name, Amen."