You Can't. Always Get. What You Want.

I've got a thing for basing my blog posts off of songs.

A friend of mine recently told me something that we've learned from each other. He said, "Get what you need before you try to get what you want." And I chuckled to myself because I immediately started singing the Rolling Stones song in my head. He was being serious, though, and I completely agree with him. It's the only strategy that makes sense; it's the only way to actually get what you want.
As our conversation progressed, we asked each other: What do you want?
I've been asking myself that a lot lately.

But maybe my focus is off.
Maybe I should really be asking myself: What do I need?

Psalm 37:4-5 is a good start. Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act.

That's all there is to it...! HE WILL ACT. God will act. He will give me what I need. And after that, He'll give me the desires of my heart. All I need to do is be content in Him. To rest in Him and put my trust in Him, not anybody or anything else.

I feel like I've just had a light bulb moment. It all just makes sense. I've been placing so much of my trust on myself, others, and earthly things that I've started to believe that they can give me what I want and what I think I need. They don't know what I need! God knows.

And placing all your trust into anyone or anything other than God is...a dead-end. And hitting that dead-end hurts. I was in that position of hurt before I heard those words come out of my friend's mouth. Get what you need before you try to get what you want.

So, what do we need? Well I'll spare you the Sunday School answer and just let you ask yourself...what do you really, truly need?

Peace.