Need. Want. Deserve.
Life’s greatest disappointments, frustrations, or struggles in some way involve these words.
I need a vacation.
I want my home to be less chaotic.
I deserve a break.
I need a new wardrobe.
I want some room in the budget.
I deserve a little fun.
I need you to understand me.
I want to be heard.
I deserve some true friends.
I need to upgrade.
I want the latest.
I deserve ease and comfort.
I don’t tend to think of myself as a materialistic person (who does!?) but when I look at the things that trouble me the most, they usually include some version of what I believe I must have in order to be happy. Sometimes they are things. Sometimes they are ideas. But rarely is it God alone…
Please join me at Beautifully Rooted today, as I share how Christ has met our greatest need and is all that we truly must possess.
The Pursuit of God, by A.W. Tozer, is available for FREE on Kindle here.
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So very true. Wanting what we don’t have robs us of joy and contentment with what and WHO we do have.
Really, really well said!
Thank you for sharing and reminding. So true.
BUT
That picture is SO distracting!!! My pregnancy hormones are making my mouth salivate!!! I keep imagining how it must taste like… the creamy cake with the raspberries.. and WHAT IS THAT SAUCE?! Is it a balsamic reduction? Is it chocolate?!
sigh.
I need. I want. LOL
You crack me up, Seda….but oh, OH, do I empathize!
hmm…. sorry to disturb you again. but… ehem…
I really need to know the identity of that sauce.
absurb, I know.
I’m laughing. I didn’t make this dessert–it was served to me by a friend this summer, but I remember it as chocolate sauce. You’ve got me really compelled with that balsamic reduction idea…you know they do that with zabaglione sometimes! Mmmmm. Belly to belly hugs to you!