Good morning. This is from chapter 13 of the book of Hebrews: Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, "I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you," so that we can confidently say, "the Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What shall man do to me?" We think it would be easy to be free from the love of money if we had a lot out of it. We don't want a lot of it; just enough to take care of everything - well maybe a little bit extra. But for some people, it seems like there's just never enough. No matter how much they have, they want more. We feel imprisoned because we don't have enough money. We feel shackled. Sometimes we even cloak it in religiosity. If I had more I could give God more. Remember He's not after your money He's after your heart. If He has your heart, then He has your money. When we don't have money and the pressure is upon us to take care of our needs, we feel like He has deserted us. We are afraid of what the creditors are going to do to us. I know – been there, done that! Sometimes the bad things do come upon us. But the fear of them coming upon us looms large every day. We live in fear of what will happen to us. He is your helper; He will never forsake you; do not be afraid! Father help the reader keep his/her eyes on You – his/her source. You are he/her helper; he/she has nothing to be afraid of; there is nothing that man can do to him/her.

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