deceived?

¹⁶Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. ¹⁷Every good and perfect gift is from Above, coming down from the Father of the Heavenly Lights, Who does not change like shifting shadows. ¹⁸He chose to give us birth through the word of Truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all He created.
~James 1

What are we being deceived by?
Could it be that we feel dejected because 'good gifts' turn sour, dry up, or vanish and we wonder if the 'good gift' was really good? Could it be that we feel foolish because we acted in good faith what we thought God was saying for us to do and yet the 'good gift' vaporized? Could it be that all the packing for our Eternal seems like dust in our hands? Could it be that the shifting shadows have the control and we are fooled?

What is a good gift?
Could it be that we forget to attach perfect to the good gift? I admit I am guiltly. =S Could it be that we forget that God has Fatherly instincts and ways? Could it be that we forget that He would never suffer us to go without? Could it be that we forget that His Gifts are Heavenly and intended for Light? Could it be we forget that Heavenly Light is warming, comforting, and shines casting away all shifting shadow? Could it be that we have forgotten that He DOES NOT CHANGE? Could it be that we have traded our adoptive rights for sackcloth and ashes away in a dark corner? (see James 1:7&8 That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.)

a good gift is:
... good, superb, excellent, designer
... perfect, flawless, matchless, exemplary, true
... light
... eternal

a good gift is NOT:
... shifting shadow

Who gives a good gift?
God, who is the Heavenly Father, gives good and perfect gifts to His sons and daughters. He gave us Eternal Life. He gave us His Word. Best gifts but He does not stop there. He gives us an abudance of good and perfect gifts designed and individual perfect for our designer purposes and journeys...