What I asked for & What I got
I asked for a raise and got ignored… when I asked for more responsibility…. I got a it, and a raise. ~ Unknown
Careful thinking might allow us to ask more often for what we truly need which is often not in agreement with what we think we need or say we want.
Lisa DeMoss a Training Specialist for http://www.fallriverproducts.com/ shared this with me a few days back as she responded to one of my blog posts. I thought it was absolutely wonderful and wanted to share it with you. It was difficult to source but is referenced at least once as coming from the pocket of a soldier who fought and died in the civil war. Â
 ”I asked God for strength that I might achieve. I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health that I might do greater things. I was given infirmity that I might do better things. I asked for riches that I might be happy. I was given poverty that I might be wise. I asked for power that I might have the praise of men. I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things that I might enjoy life. I was given life that I might enjoy all things. I got nothing that I asked for, but everything I hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. I am, among all men, most richly blessed.”
So I invite you to join me in asking yourself this question…to be most richly blessed…Â ”What do I really need?”
Kirk Out
January 13th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
I may not always get what I want, but without fail I’ve have always gotten what I need. I am very blessed in that.
When I was about ten years old I read a quote in the newspaper that hit me so vividly that I cut it out and carried around until it was tatters. There was no reference as to where it had come from, it simply read, “It’s not having what you want that counts….it wanting what you have”. It has stayed with my all these years and has had a profound impact on the way I view the world (along with amazing parents).
Thank you again for your daily thoughts and inspirations. I appreciate your insight and wisdom very much.
Take care and have a fantastic day!
Jayne