“Father God, we thank you for the blessings you give us: a roof over our heads and food in our tummies.”

I was praying with my wife. I am grateful for my wife’s deep faith and love for God. Her prayers are direct, succinct, and nearly always contain this prayer of thankfulness, quoted above. Whenever she prays, it always brings to mind the Words of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Give us this day our daily bread…

Matthew 6:11(ESV)

This verse, taken from the section of Scripture, popularly known as the Lord’s Prayer, is a passage where Jesus is answering a question from His disciples on how to pray. Direct and succinct. When we pray to God, it is an intimate conversation. We may bring our concerns and needs before Him. He is always listening and will always answer our prayers, according to His sovereign will and perfect timing. At the heart of every prayer is the desire to delight in being a child of God.

Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 

Psalms 37:4 (ESV)

When our goal is to delight ourselves in the Lord, the desires of our hearts become His desires. Whether it is food in our tummies, a roof over our heads, or interceding for another, God will always be honored when we delight in Him. 

In the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, “God’s will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.”

Amen.

Love and trust in the Lord; seek His will in your life.