God vs. Santa Clause?

I watched a movie this weekend called, "A Boyfriend For Christmas." (Stick with me here.) :) In this movie a thirteen year old girl asks Santa for a boyfriend for Christmas. He leaves a snow globe under her tree, with words inscribed on the bottom that basically say, "In 20 years, I'll send the right man your way." When she's 33, after growing bitter about the holidays and going through a bad ex-boyfriend situation, on Christmas morning a hunk shows up on her door-step with a Christmas tree and a big bow on his shirt and says, "Hi, I'm your Christmas present." Being the heathen that I am, I thought, "Where's mine?"

Why can't it be that easy God? Why don't you just drop the perfect man on my doorstep for Christmas?

What's that? She waited? I know she waited. I've waited too. Okay, not twenty years... but a little while.

But God, when will the timing be right? What if the timing is never right?

I know you know what's best for me. Yes, I know I can only be complete in You. But God, it's really hard to get my heart to agree with my head some days. What do I do with this?

Look

I'm looking at Your Word God, show me. How do I deal with my heart?

Remember

Remember? Remember what God?

Remember who I am

"Is there any God besides Me, or is there any other Rock?" Isaiah 44:8

"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable." Isaiah 40:28

Remember what I've Done

"For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." Colossians 3:13-14

Remember you are mine

"and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God." 1 Corinthians 3:23

"Fear not for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine." Isaiah 43:1

And Kara?

Yes?

In your wildest dreams you can't imagine what I'm getting ready for you

"THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND WHICH HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM." 1 Corinthians 2:9

So does this mean I can't have a boyfriend for Christmas? Just kidding. :)

Thank you God for NOT being like Santa Clause. Thank you that you see so much more than the here and now. Thank you that you know and are able to do what is best for us, and you are able to sustain us and pull us through until our hearts finally agree with our heads. Work on my wandering heart Lord. Teach me how to delight in You, to rest in You, and help me not waste a moment by wishing to be somewhere besides where you have me right now.