You know what I want?
- I want to own a business and work for myself.
- I want my kids to be the bravest most self-confident kids in the world.
- I want to get an RV and get lost with my family for a summer.
- I want to go back to Switzerland.
- I want to have a family that lives nearby when I’m old.
- I want a pool in our backyard.
- I want everyone in my family to accept and follow Christ.
- I want a successful blog.
- I want to make $80,000 a year in oil royalties, $80,000 a year from other family investments, and own a business that nets another $150,000 a year.
- And I want to spend more time at home with my children.
But the past few months I have been drawn over and over to the same prayer.
It’s not all the time.
But when I am alone late at night and tired, with my head on my pillow, I feel my heart sometimes yearning.
When I do, I reflect on the list above and then ask for what I really want.
God give me a heart like yours. Guide me to care about the things you care about.
I want everyone in my family to feel that same pull.
I love you.
-Dad