Desire- It’s not a bad word!
I know for me and from my struggles desire is a word that I do not associate with good. I have felt like my appetites and innate feeling towards certain things made me a bad person. Then as I read into the word and into the wisdom God has spread I realize that desire is a good word. I have come to learn that the devil takes everything God has created and adds a twist and turn to it so that it creates an illusion of evil if you will or sin. The one thing I tend to forget is God has created everything here on Earth that is good. Typically, our desires and appetites are for things that make us feel good. We desire them because of that very reason. Well, God created those things in our life to be enjoyed, but in an scriptural way. When we submit ourselves and our desires to Him, He will meet them but His way and His time. God doesn’t try and trick us, He simply says wait, trust in me and I will give you a Steak and Lobster dinner instead of that sloppy Joe and tangy slaw you are used to. Now I do not have anything against a good sloppy Joe, but I wouldn’t want to waste my appetite on that if I knew by waiting just a little longer( God’s time that is) I would get the Filet Mignon. I do not want to be afraid to share my desires anymore, in fact I want people to know that I desire a intimate relationship with Christ, I want them to know I desire to be a great husband and father one day, I desire that my wife to be will be my best friend, I want them to know I desire a relationship with people who are broken and need healing and I want them to know I desire to live my life the way Christ intended, ABUNDANTLY! SELAH!
