Need vs Want

This was some what brought up in our Life Group discussion the other night. Things you need verses things you want. So I've started keeping mental track of all the things I want and all the things I need. We are moving into a new home and I would to have a dinning room table. But it's a want. The one we have is perfectly fine since we never eat on it anyways. I would also love to have a patio set and new BBQ grill for the hubs. But they are wants not needs. If you stop and look at the things we buy they are more want that need. People are trying to get ahead of other people. Trying to out do and our buy the people they know. I don't want to be that way. I want to be humbled by the things I have. The gifts God gives me. I want to be satisfied with the small things in life. I, for the most part, am not a spender..by nature or the way I was raised. We didn't have a lot of money growing up so we recieved what we needed and every once in a while a little something extra. I don't want my kids growing up with tons of toys. That falls in the category of giving my child what I never had. Sure I want my kids to have things and go places but not to the extend that is over taking our US population. I want my kids to be thankful for the little things in life. Not on how much mom and dad spend on me.

XOXO