Who is responsible for meeting our needs? What role do we play in our own needs? What role does God play in our needs? Have we ever had our needs not be met and then later realize that we still ended up ok anyway? Have we ever gotten very upset, made a fuss, suffered. cried and even grieved over our unmet needs until we eventually accept our reality and make peace with it? What happened in those situations? Did our needs change or did our belief about our needs change? Isn't it God's responsibility for our needs to be met? Doesn't he give us air to breathe, water to drink, food to eat, shelter, and clothing one way or another? Doesn't he put people in our path and into our lives to make sure that we are eventually alright? Don't we even need times of struggle to learn and grow? Don't we all have a time eventually when it is our time to die and we won't even need our "basic needs"?
If God is faithful, is there ever really a moment that our needs are not met? Really think about it. Is there? I believe there isn't. Our actual honest to goodness needs are always met. So... what does it mean when we feel our needs are not met? Doesn't it mean we don't understand our needs as well as God does? We can argue, complain, become bitter, pity ourselves, blame others, and suffer in any number of ways, but the fact remains that our needs have actually been met the whole time.
I'm not saying that we need everything that happens to happen, but I am saying that we didn't need it to not happen. I'm also not saying that our desires aren't very important and valid. They are worth seeking fervently, especially with God's blessing and help. It is also our privilege and calling to help bless others in their needs and desires.
The real issue is: do each of us want to suffer and be in agony or do we want to trust God's wisdom and be truly happy? It's totally ok to make either choice. We all choose to suffer sometimes. I just think it may be helpful to be aware of and remember that we have that choice. God will always and has always provided for all of our needs. He is so incredibly great. Blessed be the name of our God.
