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Jesus, my life feels cluttered.
Not just with material things,
but with my own distracted thoughts and desires.
I wish that things were simpler – not just my lifestyle,
but the inner attitude of my heart.
I know it’s time to return to simplicity
when I stop being thankful and start feeling entitled;
when I begin grasping for everything in sight
rather than trusting you to provide;
when I hold on desperately to what I own
instead of sharing it with those around me.
Jesus, help me to be thankful –
viewing every possession and good occurrence
as a gift from you
so I get to the place where I expect nothing
but am delighted with everything.
Help me to trust that my life is ultimately under your care.
Free me from feeling as if I have to own everything,
because the truth is, all things belong to you.
Help me to be generous – willing to share all I have with others
as an expression of your generosity to me.
Restore in me a thankful, trusting, generous spirit
so I can live simply.
Ronald Beers, Chief Publishing Officer for Tyndale
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Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.
After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world,
and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it.
So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.
prayer & verse 
Ronald Beers resonates even with this non- believer, as doe 1 Timothy
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