wants and needs

Im going to list some things off and i want you, in your head, to define them as a "want" or a "need"

New Coat
Water
Telephone
Shoes
Bed
Car

Out of this list there is one thing you actually need. Water. I dont know where exactly we took a wrong turn and the world became materialistic, but the only thing we should "want" is God and then GOD will take care of our "needs". There is a Proverb that says where your heart is is where you lye, meaning that if your heart is on materialistic items and not on GOD then you are headed down a path of destruction. I like having nice things, Nike shoes, Fur coats, and a nice car but i have to watch myself to not get wrapped up in all of this because in the end its not going to matter what i own because i cant take any of that stuff with me.

point #2: if we didnt need GOD, we wouldnt need love. GOD IS LOVE. without GOD we couldnt experience love and we would ahve to say that everything was an accident. Imagine walking up to your wife/husband/boyfriend/girlfriend and telling them "i love you, but all this was just an accident." i couldnt do it. Have you ever talked to a teenager who just fell in love with someone,, they are ecstatic and cant stop talking!! its like there mouth is on overdrive hahaha...but thats god working. without love i dont believe we would be alive.

God knows what we need before we ask. we "need" his Love and his ways to live a promised lifestyle, but we have to "want" it first. Life isn't easy for Christians, but a life lived for god is a promised life in heaven. "want" GOD's kingdom and his word and he'll be there with open arms.