There is a lot of things where you have a longing and desire before his provision for you. Why is that? Why does God allow me to suffer in need for any long periods of time? Is God not good to his people? Does he not do things to build and prosper us?

God gives good gifts to his children. He never gives bad gifts to his children. It is a gift to suffer need before the Lord. He allows us to suffer need to drive us to pray and prepare our hearts to recieve the provision.

For me I have a need that alway seems to weigh on me. Something that I have to always lay at the Lords feet in patience for his will. Learning to lose myself in full awareness that I'll find myself in Christ. Some might concider me weak cause I'm always struggling with this. It never seems to lift. There are times where I get on top of it with complete faith and joy in waiting... other times its kicking my keester and my emotions are all over the place. They never rule me but they do get out of control.

Not to be a downer but suffering need is a fight. It's a daily battle of laying it down and dieing to your desires for a season so that God can redeem and resurrect it in it's propert time. He made us with desires and needs that are healthy, but we need to position those needs in Christ. Who we are needs to die off in these areas so that Christ can live through us.

God is constantly wanting to show how good and awesome he is, but we have to be willing to step out of the way and let his will be supreme in our lives.

I encourage you who have a need to not seek out to satisfy the need, but instead wait upon the Lord and suffer it as a momentary affliction for the sake of Christ. For these momentary afflictions are nothing compared to the glory to be revealed in you when God finally steps in and brings provision. He's not slow as we think, but is quick to do his work within us.

So take heart and praise God for what he is doing. It is no small thing to wait upon the Lord...