Heavenly Father, there are some aspects of this life of grace for which I seem to need constant refreshment courses. Contentment is one of them. I know you’re not calling us to kill desire, demonize ambition, or decry enjoyment, and yet I totally “get” your warnings about complaining, ingratitude, and discontent.
New Testament
take away my complaining
saved to serve
By David Shankbone (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons
uphold and encourage
encourage with teaching
Most gracious God, our heavenly Father
in whom alone dwells all fullness of light and wisdom,
enlighten our minds by your Holy Spirit
to truly understand your Word.
Give us grace to receive it reverently and humbly.
May it lead us to put our trust in you alone,
and so to serve and honor you
that we may glorify your holy name
and encourage others by setting a good example.
build us up
Litany of Contradictory Things
Lord of the Kingdom
gazing at the grace displayed
Christ on the Cross Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons
snares of my mind
By Paul Gosch (1885-1940) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
prayer & verse 
