What are we entitled to?

When my needs are not met I react in several different ways. Sometimes I get sad, other times I feel frustrated. There are those occassions when I feel angry. Lately I seem to be alot more angry. Even though I have desires and needs, I don't have the right to be angry when I don't get what I think I should. Matthew 6:33 shows us what our true needs are. This scripture points out that our real needs are spirtitual. Yes it's important to our daily survival that we have the basics; a roof over our head, food to eat, and clothing to wear. But the most important need we have is to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Once we choose to turn our lives over to Jesus and look to Him to meet our needs, we can then be free from the struggle of expecting others around us to fill all those empty spaces in our lives and in our hearts. When I become angry because someone has not met my expectation, I have choosen a path that leads to more disappointment and hurt for me. There is also a very real possibility that my anger has hurt someone with my words or actions.