"I've already been blessed enough; asking for more is greedy and ungrateful."
How it sounds in your head: I've had good years, a career, a family. Who am I to ask for MORE when I've already had more than many? It feels greedy. I should just be thankful for what was and not expect increase now.
"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us."
-- Ephesians 3:20Religious teaching that gratitude means accepting limitation instead of receiving abundance.
Comparing your life to those with less makes wanting more feel like ingratitude. The equation 'contentment equals not wanting more' seems spiritual and humble.
Job lost everything, then God restored him, but didn't stop at restoration—He gave Job DOUBLE what he had before. Twice the livestock, same number of children (because the first weren't lost, just relocated), and more blessed latter days than former. Increase, not just recovery.
I REFUSE the lie that I've had enough and wanting more is greedy. IT IS WRITTEN that God does EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY above all I ask or think. The BARAK blessing doesn't have a quota. Job received DOUBLE in his latter years. Abraham increased in old age. IT IS WRITTEN God takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant. My asking doesn't offend Him—it pleases Him. I receive increase without guilt because His nature is abundance, not rationing. There's no 'enough' limit in covenant!
The Father isn't counting how many blessings you've already received and cutting you off at some arbitrary quota. He's the God who filled Jehoshaphat's army with so much plunder from defeated enemies it took THREE DAYS to gather it all, because He doesn't do 'just enough'—He does 'more than you can carry,' and your latter glory will exceed your former.