Ever want something badly and felt crushed when it didn’t come into your life in short order?  Did you ever consider that you were not unworthy of attaining your dream or that your dream was too ambitious, but the time was not right.  Maybe you didn’t get the house you wanted because your income could not support it at the time only to discover finding a better situation after a series of moves or a relationship that did work out only to meet a better match sometime later. Think about something you wanted where you had to wait for it to come about.  What do you think changed in you that made you more open to receiving it?  How have you come to peace reconciling your dreams and God’s timing? Do you think deferred gratification ever leads to greater appreciation?