A Non-Need

 I heard someone say, "Why doesn't God give me this?"  Well, maybe you don't need it.  I have from time to time asked for something only to find out later that it was not what I needed at that time.  Many an alcoholic has asked God, to no avail, to help them to stop drinking.  But they did not stop.  God failed? No.  What they asked for was not what they needed.  What they needed was a recovery program that pointed out to them their broken will-power.  Clueless people ask for a lot of things.  They tend to have big resentment lists.  Eventually, if not dead, they will become all worn out from their way.  Then they might listen to the still soft voice.  And act.  We give ourselves a lot of things we don't need.  God does not do this.  But just because we need something does not mean we are ready to act on it.  God is patient.