Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die: Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God. Proverbs 30:7-9
“The burden was heavy, and Brandon witnessed his parents occasionally break down under it. The second-generation Christian spent many nights crying out to God, asking why his family had to suffer so much. “I told God that I didn’t want to be super rich, or else I would forget Him. But I didn’t want to be so poor too. I didn’t even have money for food.” Brandon recounts how he used to drink only the soup from the pan mee (a Chinese noodle dish) stall at his university’s campus because it was free.”
Brandon Ho in “Let’s Get Real with Brandon Ho” article from 16 April 2021 by Charmain Sim.
I am doing research before heading to Kuala Lumpur in a week.
Brandon Ho represents a leading voice for Jesus of the next generation. As I read his story, he reminds me of a Malaysian version of Charlie Kirk, sharing about Jesus with the next generation.
I appreciated this excerpt from his story.
Our posture toward Jesus should match the wisdom of Proverbs. We do well to ask for neither poverty nor riches, but only our daily bread. Notice how this matches the Lord prayer.
This marks the wise path because we maintain dependence on God.
If you want to grow in generosity, choose this path. But do so by reading this warning label first: you will often have more than enough and get to give generously.
But you might also suffer. And it’s only in the suffering you learn a vital lesson.
Brandon learned it. Until Christ is all you have, you don’t really realize that He’s all you have ever needed all along. Christ plus riches is not even close. It’s like living with training wheels on.
Take off the training wheels. It just might unleash your greatest impact.