God's shown me so many things this past week, too many to list! But there was one thing that's stuck out to me. What you want, and what God wants for you. The Bible does say that God will give you the desires of your heart. He'll give you what you want. Then why are so many people wanting certain things and not getting them? Why don't I have a computer? Why can't I get that car? Why can't I go to that school instead? It may seem like God's not listening, but he is. And he's got all the pieces to the puzzle. But it's hard to see the big picture when you want the wrong pieces. But if you're patient, he'll give you more than you could've asked for. Maybe he wants you to get the new computer upgrade coming out next year. Maybe he wants you to wait to get a better deal on a better car. Maybe he knows that this school has the right people for your life. God has big plans for everybody, but he's not gonna show you the movie in the previews. He'll show you enough so that you want to know more, you want to move towards your purpose. But we all forget to have patience on certain things. We say we can't wait. Well, God's been around forever. Ya think he'd be the first to rush things along.

Let's say it's a really hot day. You really want some ice cream, and there just happens to be a place selling a scoop for $3. You really want it now, but God's telling you "Just wait five minutes. That's it, just five." But the heat! It's getting to you! After much thinking, you decide to wait. You trust that God knows why he wants you to wait. After all, he does know your future, right? So you wait. The wait is rough, it's extremely hot outside, and you desparetly want something cool. The ice cream calls to you, but you push it out of your mind. Sure enough, five minutes later, you see why God wanted you to wait. A new ice cream place opened up. 3 scoops, sprinkled waffle cone, caramel and chocolate chip sprinkled on cheesecake flavored ice cream, with an extra free topping... all for $2!!! This is more than you could've asked for, and it'll definatly keep you filled up longer than the other place's one scoop. God knew what you wanted, but he gave you what you needed. You wanted something cool, he gave you something to KEEP you cool. Ok, so you won't wait 5 minutes for most of your desisions in life. It might take years for some things to work. That's when you need to pray for patience. It may seem like things aren't gonna work out, but remember who has your life. He'll give you better than the best of everything and anything. He threw away that good-enough mentality and made sure you were never satisfied with your accomplishments. So you will receive your heart's desires. All in God's time. Put your trust in him and he'll never fail you.