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There are things that we want out of this life that we are living. Some of these things are for our good (personal reasons and satisfaction), while others are not, they will not bring peace and comfort when the sole reason for wanting those things is for making life a little easier. When time passes by without getting what we want, especially things for personal reasons and satisfaction, we tend to put the blame on something or someone. Most of the time the person is God.

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Many of us are angry because what we want to have or what we think we want, we don’t get. We even go to the extent of feeling like God is not real because you have prayed and fasted for God to give you that car or house or job that you have been praying for. It feels like you have been in the same place financially and physically. We want many different things but we don’t trust God. We want God to grant us our wishes not necessarily to have a relationship with God. Without the relationship can you be trusted with what you ask for?

We are always asking for physical things but we can never ask to grow spiritually or come closer to God or something that has to do with character. We need to know and understand that God will provide what we NEED. He will not give us things just because we are asking for them. Most of the time we get so angry without seeking from God if what we want is in alignment with the plans God has for us. We are quick to get mad and blame God that He does not see us when God is omnipresent (He is everywhere).

Reason

You need to search your soul earnestly as to the reason why you want a better-paying job, a house or a car. Why do you want what you are asking for? What is the purpose of your ask? Is it to take pictures to put on social media or to be able to buy clothes or to better your life and the people around you or to help at church or start tithing (some of these things should have been started on a small scale).

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What is your attitude towards getting what you are asking for? Sometimes God does not trust you with more money because you cannot handle thPhoto by Mark Könige little you have currently. It could be that your attitude needs to be worked on so that when you have a new job you don’t forget about Him or you start having pride and be rude to people about how you have made it in life.

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As people, we need to be okay if what we wanted so badly doesn’t work out the way we wanted. We should be able to say, if this is not for me this season it’s okay and continues to praise God. Some of our past actions and decisions are the cause of where we are in life. We need to make peace with our past and seek a relationship with God so that we know the plans He has for us (Jeremiah 11:29). Let’s not blame God because we did not invite Him to our decisions.

Instead of being angry, have a meeting with yourself and make peace with what you wanted and have what you need which God provided.