Quotes about Desire

O Lord, to praise Thee aright is a great desire of mine, created and fostered by Thy Spirit and grace. This morning, O Lord, I praise Thee for all the past—so wayward on my part, so wonderful and gracious and long-suffering and forgiving and tender and inspiring on Thine.

There is a God we want, and there is a God who is. They are not the same God. The turning point of our lives is when we stop seeking the God we want and start seeking the God who is.

Personal ministry is not about always knowing what to say. It is not about fixing everything in sight that is broken. Personal ministry is about connecting people with Christ so that they are able to think as he would have them think, desire what he says is best, and do what he calls them to do even if their circumstances never get "fixed." It involves exposing hurt, lost, and confused people to God's glory, so that they give up their pursuit of their own glory and live for his.

Prayer is abandoning my addiction to other glories and delighting in the one glory that is truly glorious-the glory of God

Contentment celebrates grace. The contended heart is satisfied with the Giver and is therefore freed from craving the next gift.

Whatever sits on the other side of your "if-only" is where you are looking for life, peace, joy, hope, and lasting contentment of heart.

Could it be that desire for a good thing has become a bad thing because that desire has become a ruling thing?

you become like the treasure that you seek.

Jesus demands everything, not just so we would submit to his control, but to free us from the control of things that were never designed to control us.

The question is not if we worship, but what we give our hearts to worship.

Adam and Eve weren't just after God's forbidden fruit; they were after God's position.

You're not generally angry because things are in the way of God and his kingdom purposes. You're angry because something or someone has gotten in the way of something you crave, something you think will inspire contentment, satisfaction, or happiness in you. Your heart is desperate to be inspired, and you get mad when your pursuits are blocked. Where you look for awe will fundamentally control the thoughts and emotions of your heart in ways you normally don't even realize.