I have three grandkids, a girl and two boys ages 6, 3, and 1 1/2.  Recently I decided it was time to update my small plastic kids table and chairs for a couple of reasons.  It was purchased for the oldest when she was tiny, so she had outgrown it.   Also, it only had two chairs. So, I thought, "I'll get them one of those cute kids card tables with 4 chairs."  Perfect!  

My Amazon shopping began.  I found the one I wanted. There were two choices.  All blue chairs, or multi colored chairs.  

"Get the multi colored!", I thought.  "It will be cute", I thought.  

The table and chairs arrived.  I eagerly removed it from the box and set it up.   It was very cute and cheerful with the chairs of many colors.  I couldn't wait for the kids to use it. 

Enter the 3 kids for me to babysit one day.   They loved the table.  There was only one issue.  Whatever color chair one child was sitting in, well that was the color that the other child wanted.  This applied to the 6 year old and 3 year old mostly, but even the 1 1/2 year old got in the argument.  They argued over the chairs.  The oldest asserted her will because she is bigger, the middle fought back until he lost and cried, and the little one cried just because he thought he should want the chair his brother was in.   I had to separate them for a while until they could sit nicely in whichever chair was available.

I had to laugh about it.  But it made me think about human nature.  Isn't it our tendency, even as adults to want what others have or what we don't have but think we need?  Just like kids wanting to switch chairs because the other one seems better, we often look at someone else's life, talents, job, or blessings and feel like we got the "lesser colored chair".  But God's design is intentional.  he doesn't assign chairs - or lives- at random.  The chair we are in has purpose, and peace does not come from switching seats, but from learning to love the one we're in. 

Galatians 6:4-5 NIV says  4 Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, 5 for each one should carry their own load.