The Red Outfit

A father and his daughter went to the shopping mall. The father told his daughter, "You may have three new outfits."

As they walked through the mall, the daughter saw so many outfits that she wanted. She quickly picked out three that she liked, but before they made it to the counter to purchase the outfits, she saw three others that she liked.

"Dad," she said, "can I please have these three outfits too?"

"No," her father said. "You can only have three."

The girl hung two of the outfits back up but held onto one, looking at it carefully.

"If I can't have all six, can I have four?" she asked, holding up the one outfit. "I really like this red one.

"If you really like it, keep the red outfit and get rid of one of your first selections."

The daughter debated for a moment and then hung up the red outfit. They went to the counter and paid for the three outfits.

Although the girl enjoyed wearing all three of the outfits, she often wondered if she would have preferred the red outfit over all of them.

So it is with the gifts God has given us. We want to be blessed with all of the spiritual gifts and talents God has to bestow, but no one can possess everything. God allows us to choose the gifts we want by the choices we make in life. But often we find ourselves wondering what life might have been like had we chosen a different gift.

But as it is said in Matthew 6:27 "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" Take what the Lord has given and be glad for the gift.