Everything I Truly Need

I'm not missing anything.

Everything I have right now is everything I need to be successful. I may have too much. In fact that may be the source of the problem. I have too much pride, too much time on my hands, too many plans and expectations. But I don't have too little.

One look at a day in the life of people struggling in this country, in this world, and I can see plainly that I of all people should never complain that I don't have enough. And if I can't complain about that then how on earth can I say I'm missing out? Perhaps the good things I could have are passing me by because I'm letting them. Maybe I'm even giving them up, forfeiting my own joy, because I'm expecting it to look different.

Lord, if that is the case, I don't want to do that anymore. I do not want to waste another minute mourning, sulking or complaining. I would like to live a life of faith and gratitude. An audacious life in which I assume that everything I truly need I either already possess, or is on its way.

In Jesus' name,

Amen