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1 Timothy 6:6-8 (new king james)

"Now Godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content."

Be yourself. In all situations, just be yourself. Rich, poor, happy or sad, just be the person you truly are before God. The hardest thing about being a human in this rat-race-trying-to-get-ahead-keep-up-with-everyone-make-enough-to-live life we are trying to live, is that it's exhausting. We feel like if we have certain amounts of money, our image is at a certain pretty level, our careers are exciting and prosperous and it looks like we've got it all neatly put together, we may be a better person, have more friends, people will respect us... or that whatever the gap in our hearts is, it will be filled. I don't know if it's that black and white - we all have certain insecurities and pride issues we face everyday - but the beauty of this scripture is that it really takes the pressure off. We can really be who we are when we realize that we literally enter the world wearing nothing, and then we'll head home to heaven taking nothing. All we have to show are the lives we have introduced to Jesus along the way. It's very exciting to realize that we don't have to rely on flaky, unstable, unreliable and unfriendly money and stuff to make us happy and at peace.

Be Godly and content, and with these two gems inside you, you will become rich in all things. Be content becoming the best version of who you are as you walk with Him. And when you're having a bad day and you feel like you have to prove yourself with lots of money and stuff, then fall on your face in your bedroom before Jesus and let it all out. You can be who you really are with Him. He gets it.