Wanting the right things

My alarm clock went off at 7 this morning. I reached over to silence the awful sound and found myself hitting the snooze button...Again. This wasn't a morning out of the normal by any means considering I have done this same thing almost every morning for as long as I can remember. For some reason those extra 5 or 10 minutes of being half asleep/half awake satisfy me...AND make me have to get ready that much faster after I finally roll out of my warm, comfy bed. All I wanted was more sleep, but did I need it? No. That is similar to how I approach many things: I think that I NEED them and convince myself that if I just had this one thing, then I would be happy or feel better. Those forms of satisfaction are temporary and if I really took a step back and thought about it, I would realize that. Yes, I am going to go ahead and admit that I make impulsive decisions and act before I think a lot of the times. Does that get me in trouble? Yes. That is the problem with me and a lot of other people; we do things without thinking of the consequences and then just figure we will deal with whatever happens after we are done doing what we shouldn't. Why do we look for a temporary fix? Because it makes the hurt seem less bad. Because it makes us not feel lonely. Because it gives us an extra boost of confidence (for a short while at least). However, a lot of these things end up hurting us in the grand scheme of things. No, that shirt that I decided that I needed because it was 40% off probably won't hurt me too bad down the road, but you get the idea. I dated a guy for a year and a half and things did not end very well at all. I thought that the only thing that would fill that void I was feeling was a guy (yet another temporary fix). However, now that I have taken a step back, I realize that what was lacking in my life was my faith; since when was my destiny decided by me? Well, I am here to tell you that it is not. God is the only one that knows what we really need in our lives and it would be smart of us to listen. So here is some more life advice: stop looking for a temporary fix to your problems, but rather listen and look for what God is showing you will bring you eternal satisfaction. The right decision isn't always easy, so accept that hard choices will have to be made in order to achieve the ultimate happiness you are searching for. Wake up when that alarm goes off, keep that PMA (positive mental attitude) and ask yourself if your decisions will truly benefit you further down the road.