Desires can be innocent, they can be holy & sent from God. But desires can also be blinding & binding. For example , I’ve always dreamt of getting married. Meeting the love of my life , falling in love & enjoying loving the rest of my life by that man’s side . There’s nothing wrong with this desire, marriage is a desire given by God. It’s a holy covenant ordained by him. But my desire for it wasn’t coming from a heart postured before the Lord. It was coming from my flesh & flesh alone .
Therefore, how I went about pursuing this desire was unpleasing to God . My desire for marriage hadn’t been surrendered to the one who GAVE me the very desire ... so I didn’t even really know what I was looking for. I was chasing the counterfeit version, wondering why none of the relationships worked out. Wondering why I always knew deep down they wouldn’t last through the storms & weren’t meant for the long haul. Wondering why he continued to let me be uncomfortable in them. They weren’t from Him. But I still sat in these relationships .. uncomfortable, unhappy, feeling less than, & knowing this is not it ...because my desire to HAVE it was greater than my desire for God’s will.
But you know what the beautiful thing about God is ... he waits . He waits patiently, and once I was tired of letting my desires run me into relationships & situations that only ended in heartbreak on both sides he was there with open arms. Ready to lead me & to show me the true desire.. Godly marriage. the desire that would be pleasing to not just my flesh but my spirit & Him.
Do you have any desires that keep you bound to things, people, places that you know isn’t pleasing to God? Don’t allow your desires to keep you captive. Surrender your desires to God & allow him to reveal the true version of that desire. Allow him to renew your heart ... & then give you the desires of your heart. You are worthy of the real thing.
