Need and want. On paper it looks so black and white. Need is on one end of the spectrum and want is on the other. Or, at least, it should be. Why is everything so blurry, so fuzzy and gray? Why am I struggling to pay for things that aren't even necessary, things I think I need, when others are struggling to survive? Why do I have to go to the grocery store twice a week, when we could easily eat off the food in our pantry and freezer for a month? Why do I feel I need a new dress, since it's on clearance for $3, when I've already got 10 others hanging in my closet? And why does $3 feel so trivial to me, when it could make such a huge difference to others?
Why is my want for things winning over my want for people? Lord, please change my heart. It wants to know your ways. It wants to do your will, but obviously not bad enough...or it would be. It would sacrifice without pause.
Why? It's my heart's cry. Why? And how? My heart is longing for something bigger, something better. Something more significant.
Monday, September 29, 2008
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Great post, Sarah! God bless you!
Keep longing for this! But do remember to be anxious for nothing. We can only live as outcasts by remembering how accepted we are in the Beloved. He loves you so much.
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