Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that it not be to my sorrow! God granted him that which he requested.
And lastly,  “Pray.”  So pray that this prayer may mingle with all your prayers, that whatsoever God grants or whatever he withholds from you may be truly blessed. Is it a joyful time for you? O that Christ may soften your joy, and prevent the intoxication of earthly blessedness from leading you aside from a close walk with him! In the night of sorrow, pray that he will truly bless you, lest the wormwood also intoxicate you and make you drunk, lest your afflictions should make you barely think of him. Pray for the blessing, which having, you are blissfully rich, or which lacking, you are poor and destitute, though plenty fills your store. “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.” But “Oh, that you would bless me! Amen.