A Prayer About Balance

A prayer about Balance

When I seek the blessings of a balanced life

Father,

Sometimes I get too focused on myself, and then I feel off balance. When I’m constantly thinking about what I can’t have, shouldn’t have, or will never have, I feel dissatisfied—and then my eyes are cemented even more firmly on myself. I know this causes me to neglect one of your greatest mandates: to help others who are in need. Show me how to balance meeting my own needs for food, shelter, and clothing with meeting the needs of those around me. Open my eyes to ways I can reach out to others. When I reach the right balance, may I experience contentment with what I have and satisfaction from caring for others.

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. 1 Timothy 6:6-8