Want vs. Need

I want a new car.  I want a new wardrobe.  I want a new house.  It seems sometimes like everyone has these things except me.  Yes, I did make the decision to stay home, therefore reducing our income to one and we have had to make sacrifices - but that doesn't stop the wanting.  I could go back to work and make extra money, but I want to be home for my kids and doing the things that need to be done around here for my family.   I try to be patient, but some days I feel like my 3 year old, pitching a fit and whining.  When I tell my kids no they can't have something, I have to remind myself of the same rule.  Then God reminds me of all the good things he's done in my life, my house, my husband who has a job, my children, a God who loves me.  Maybe God is after growth in patience and rearrangement of priorities or contentment in my heart or refinement of my character.  Whatever He's after, I want to honor and glorify Him.   "I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am." Philippians 4:11.  Being content is a hard pill to swallow sometimes, but I have to stop and look around.  Look at this person who is hurting, this person who has lost their home, or the lost person who needs salvation.  I don't NEED those things, I just WANT them and I have to pray ernestly to God to take the Want out of my heart and show me that all I really need is Him.  "God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus."  Philippians 4:19.