Sunday, January 16, 2011

patience

there are a lot of things i would like to have in my life...

i want a house with a library, a fireplace, a wine cellar, that is full of antiques.
i want a husband.
i want children.
i want to finish my degree asap.
i want to live a simple life.

these are all WANTS. but what do i really NEED?

i need a stronger relationship with God.
i need a closer relationship with my family.
i need people and things in my life that build me up, not bring me down.

without these needs in my life how will i get the wants i would like to have?

but really are any of those wants that necessary for me to survive? possibly my degree but the rest of them, does it really matter? even if i don't get those things, will i still be happy?

i'd like to think that i would be. but i'm still not sure.

i know God will give me the desires of my heart. but i can't help but ask, when?

i may want these things now, but i know it's in God's hands and not my own. He will help me get to these places in His time.

i just need to keep focused on Him and He will be there through everything.

i know He loves me and wants what's best for me and i need to keep trusting in Him.

i need...

patience.

"wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD." psalm 27:14

"delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart." psalm 37:4