• I want to be loved!
• I want to matter.
• I want to be enjoyed.

Is that too much to ask?

• I want to be significant.
• I want to be appreciated.
• I want approval.

What if those around me can’t or won’t do it?

• I want to be valued.
• I want to be told I am good.
• I want someone to love me like crazy.

What if no one ever delivers my wants?

• I want to be understood.
• I want to be known.
• I want more…

What if my wants never get met?

There is a good chance that a lot of your wants won’t be met.

What then? Throw fits. Act out. Be stupid. Stomp around and shake your fist?

How about a connecting with God in prayer?

Prayer

Jesus, I surrender my “unmet wants.” You are enough! I surrender me and my wants so I can rest in you and your love. Amen.

Bible Connection

So be humble under God’s powerful hand. Then he will lift you up when the right time comes. Give all your worries to him, because he cares for you. – 1 Peter 5:6-7 (ERV)

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. – Luke 9:23 (KJV)