proverbs 30.

haha one of my students reminds me of how i was in high school and every time i interact with him, i slightly cringe remembering my old ways. i was really prideful, found my worth and identity in my accomplishments and intelligence and looked down on others who didn't seem to have the same potential i did. wow. horrible. and i still see traces of that in me when i begin to feel my heart envying lives of successful "worldly" ppl who were probably were like me in high school and continued living out their own ambitions. God saved me from that falsehood of finding joy/satisfaction from my accomplishments bc ultimately living like that will never fulfill your heart and its need for love and worth. im so glad God saved me from that. and here i am now, talking with this student who thinks just like i used to.. and im thinking.. God, please please please humble him and change his heart. hahaha.. anyway. reading this proverbs was really relevant to all this.

especially v.7-9!

1. keep falsehood and lies far from me (like i shared above, that i wouldnt live by worldly values and standards, but by God's truth that tells us what gives us REAL life and REAL prosperity and REAL joy)

2. give me only my daily bread. do not give me poverty and do not give me riches. i only ask for JUST ENOUGH for this day. bc if i have too much i will disown you and say "who is the Lord?" and if i have too little, i will still and so dishonor the name of the Lord. <