Prayer based on Proverbs 20:13. Themes: Discipline, Work, Contentment.

Dear God, please help me to not love sleep too much, so that I may not come to poverty. Please open my eyes to the opportunities and blessings you have provided for me, so that I may be satisfied with bread. Thank you for your guidance and provision. Amen.

Verse: Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 20:13

This is a Command. The verse commands the reader not to love sleep, as it may lead to poverty. Instead, the reader is instructed to open their eyes and they will be satisfied with bread.

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