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1. Proverbs 30:7-9
• O God, I beg two favours 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, “Who is the
Lord?” And if I am too poor, I may steal
and thus insult God’s holy name.”

2. Philippians 4:10-13
• I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last
you renewed your concern for me.
Indeed, you were concerned, but you
had no opportunity to show it. I am not
saying this because I am in need, for I
have learned to be content whatever the
circumstances.

3. Philippians 4:10-13
• I know what it is to be in need, and I know
what it is to have plenty. I have learned
the secret of being content in any and
every situation, whether well fed or
hungry, whether living in plenty or in
want. I can do all this through Him who
gives me strength.

4. What Would We Ask?
1. The necessity of character.
• Proverbs 30:7-8 O God, I beg two favours
from You; let me have them before I die.
First, help me never to tell a lie.
• The test of character.
• Philippians 4:10 I rejoiced greatly in the
Lord that at last you renewed your concern
for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but
you had no opportunity to show it.

5. What Would We Ask?
2. The necessity of substance.
• Proverbs 30:8 Second, give me neither
poverty nor riches! Give me just enough
to satisfy my needs.
• The test of substance.
• Proverbs 30:9 For if I grow rich, I may
deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
And if I am too poor, I may steal and
thus insult God’s holy name.”

6. What Would We Ask?
3. The necessity of contentment.
• Philippians 4:12 I know what it is to be in
need, and I know what it is to have plenty.
• The test of contentment.
• Philippians 4:12-13 I have learned the
secret of being content in any and every
situation, whether well fed or hungry,
whether living in plenty or in want. I can
do all this through Him who gives me
strength.