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Proverbs 30 – Trust, Contentment, and Finding Satisfaction in God

Good day everyone, and welcome back to our journey through the book of Proverbs! 😊

Each chapter is filled with timeless wisdom, and today we’re diving into Proverbs 30 and I wil focus on verse 5, 8 & 9. My prayer is that as we reflect together, God’s Word will bring encouragement, guidance, and fresh revelation for your daily walk.

I love this verse and how it reminds us that God is faithful and can be trusted. His promises are not only pure but also consistently proven to be true. We can place our complete trust in Him, knowing that He never fails to keep His word.

For everyone who seeks refuge in God, He becomes a shield of protection, offering safety and security on all sides. The question we each must consider is: are we running to God or away from Him? God’s track record is flawless; He always fulfils His promises and can be trusted. Psalm 33:4 (TPT) says:

‘For God’s Word is something to sing about! He is true to his promises, his word can be trusted, and everything he does is reliable and right.’

So today no matter what you are going through, remember God is a wraparound shield for you and you can run to him and find refuge. He can be trusted and keep His promise to you

Oh! how these verses should be our prayer always. Solomon asks God to remove everything that is untrue from his heart—every lie and every crooked thing. He does not want to be given excessive wealth or driven into poverty, but instead to receive just enough, a measure of prosperity that is pleasing to God. .

Solomon had come to a point where he realised that his sufficiency and satisfaction is found only in God, not in material possessions or self-reliance. Are we seeking satisfaction in places other than God, or relying on our own abilities to accumulate wealth?

Solomon’s words reflect a heart that longs to remain humble, never wanting to reach a stage where he feels independent of God. He was content with having just enough. It doesn’t mean settling for less—it means resting in the knowledge that God’s provision is always perfect. When we live this way, our lives become a reflection of His faithfulness and bring glory to His name.

When we choose to trust God’s promises and find contentment in His provision, we step into a peace that the world can’t give—and can never take away.

So today, let’s make this our prayer too:

Lord, empty my heart of everything false. Remove anything that takes my eyes off You. Teach me to find my satisfaction in You alone, and grant me a heart that is content with Your perfect provision. May my life always point back to Your glory. In Jesus’s name, Amen

Thank you for joining me today! 😊 I’d love to hear how Proverbs 30 spoke to you—share your thoughts or reflections in the comments below so we can grow together.

✨Here are some reflection questions to ponder on:

🌿 Reflection Questions

  1. When challenges come, where do you tend to run first—for comfort or help?
  2. How has God proven His faithfulness to you in the past?
  3. What areas of your heart need to be ā€œemptied outā€ so God can fill them with truth?
  4. Are you seeking satisfaction in something or someone other than God right now?

Proverbs 30 – Just enough is all you need…

Good afternoon y’all. Happy Friday.

Thanks be to God for seeing us thus far in our study of Proverbs. We are in chapter 30 today.

From Monday 27th July, we will be doing a week in depth study of Proverbs 31. Courtney from good morning girls has done a brief info on this for us. Check out her blog post here

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For those who are joining for the first time, I’m blogging through the bible a chapter a day with Good morning girls. You can check us out at www.goodmorninggirls.org

Back to today’s reading šŸ™‚

Be blessed šŸ™‚

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“O God, I beg two favors from you; let me have them before I die. First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither poverty nor riches! Give me just enough to satisfy my needs. For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, ā€œWho is the lord ?ā€ And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name” (NLT).

“And then he prayed, ā€œGod, I’m asking for two things before I die; don’t refuse me— Banish lies from my lips and liars from my presence. Give me enough food to live on, neither too much nor too little. If I’m too full, I might get independent, saying, ā€˜God? Who needs him?’ If I’m poor, I might steal and dishonor the name of my God.ā€ (MSG)

Oh my! These verses are so relevant for where I am right now. I have been making similar request to God this past week.  By God’s grace, I realised that a hint of pride was starting to set into my heart (especially since I’ve been experiencing a lot of breakthroughs and increase in my life recently. That temptation to take the glory to one’s self instead of giving it back to God has been rearing its ugly head) so I’ve been asking God to help me remain humble in the midst of the blessings and overflow He is bringing my way; that my heart will not be led astray by the increase.

The writer of today’s chapter was also praying and begging God in a similar manner. He asked God to help him deal honestly and not tell lies; that God will bless him with just enough to satisfy his needs, so that he won’t become too proud or have to steal and bring shame to God’s name. I am humbled by his prayer. This man realised he needed God’s help to achieve this level of maturity and wisdom. He understood the danger of pride and greed in ones live.

God wants to bless us, but He is delaying it for some because He knows we can’t handle the blessing yet: it is most likely that (for some of us) our hearts will be lead astray or we might decide we don’t need Him anymore!

Let’s learn to be humble and be content with what we have and learn to make the most of it.

Scripture says, “…godliness with contentment is great gain…”.

My prayer today is that God will bless us with just enough that we need to carry out His plans and purposes for our lives; and that our hearts will not be lifted up and we will not bring shame to His name, In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Thanks for joining today. Please feel free today leave your thoughts on the chapter.

Have a blessed weekend šŸ™‚

***With God all things are possible***