We Can't Always Get What We Want

Philippians 4:19 (NKJV) "And my God shall supply all my your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Have you ever found yourself saying "I would rather do things myself than ask for help because I know it will get done my way?" As I have been mulling this over another question came to mind. Am I willing to accept help from others knowing that I may not get what I want but knowing I will get what I need? As I have been pondering that question I had to look at what Philippians 4:19 said..."My God shall supply all my needs." It didn't say all of my wants or desires it said needs. Being a business owner two things I had to learn hard and fast. The first is I can't do everything so I needed to hire someone. The second was whoever I hired will not do everything I desired as they are human an did not catch my vision. As a parent you want to see your child develop faster than they are. If they can crawl you want them to walk. If they can say one word you want them to hold a conversation. Then the teenage years come along and it is them who are wanting and all you find yourself saying is "I wish they could pick up their clothes and clean their room." When my kids were young we used to teach them to cook. The idea was to give them a skill, allow them to take pride in what they did and if their came a time they did not like what was served the opportunity to make themselves something they would eat. What I found as a result was sometimes those things which they may not normally eat they were eating as a result of the pride they had in making it. When we are in the trenches and are in need, yes it may be easier to just do things our way but it may result in us not getting that which we need. Someone may not do things exactly how we want, but God truly knows what we need. When we stop and think about the concept of what our needs are we find out that not always do our needs match our wants. God allow our desires reflect the needs you provide for our lives. Allow us not to be frustrated when things don't go exactly the way we desire, but allow our desires match the plans you have for our lives. In Jesus name amen.