There is no human being in this world who may not suffer a lack. Lack can be in different forms. Finances, health, work, relationships, peace of mind, anything. And each of us present our requests to God in the form of prayer and many times as complaints. God is aware of our lack. He is aware of the lack that we want to be filled, as well the lack which we may not recognize and desire to be fulfilled.
Many times we may be pressing towards filling the lack which we want and be desperate about it. However, we forget that God has a better plan to fill that lack along with the lack which we have not recognized. For instance, we may be pressing towards a greater career while God may be planning to restore our lost years or even mature us along with the career growth.
James 1:2-4 (MSG)
Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient (lack) in any way...
May we be patient until God works His plan for us knowing that He will fulfill the lack we suffer both that which we recognize and that which we do not...
