Pray this Lazaroo out loud, from a heart calm with faith:

“…not pursuing dishonest gain.”
(Titus 1:7)

You didn’t tell me not to pursue “gain,” Jesus.

You told me not to pursue it dishonestly.

Thank You!

I love that You want me to do well
to have everything I need.

You are so good to me!

Your generosity overflows into my life
in more ways than I can count.

Even so, there’s danger in pursuing even honest gain, isn’t there?

Once that become my pursuit
it so easily becomes my god.

How much is enough?
Just a little bit more.

Pretty soon I’m comparing how much I’ve got
with how much somebody else has.

There’s always someone out there
who has more, bigger, newer, cooler stuff.

Although I wear myself trying to keep up
I can’t.

Even if I could become #1 –

what good would it do me to gain the whole world

and lose my soul?

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Psalms 127:2; Proverbs 23:4-5; Matthew 6:19-21; Matthew 16:24-27; Luke 16:9-15; Philippians 4:19; 1 Timothy 6:3-11; 2 Timothy 2:22; 1 Timothy 4:11; 1 Timothy 6:17-19; Hebrews 13:5-6; 1 Peter 3:10-12; 2 Peter 1:3; 3 John 1:2

What is Lazaroo?

Take Me Deeper

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