Quotes about Desire

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.

As we face our vulnerability and weakness, there are things you and I should pray for regularly. We should pray for purity of desire, wisdom to recognize the enemy's tricks, and strength to fight the battles we can't avoid.

There is woven inside each of us a desire for something more—a craving to be part of something bigger, greater, and more profound than our relatively meaningless day-by-day existence.

An idolatrous heart will produce idol words, words that serve the idol that grips us.

Envy tempts you to crave what is temporary while you devalue what is eternal. This never leads you anywhere good.

3. We replace vertical awe with horizontal addiction.