Jesus as Lord over your desires
Did your flesh prick just then? "Hey! They are MY desires! I can want whatever I want!" Are you in the habit of yielding to Jesus on everything? If not, then yes, the title of this blog will prick your flesh. Am I serious? You betcha! When you think about it, it's our desires that either lead us into good or bad choices. Problem is, the bad ones can feel good in the moment. So what's a girl to do? Run it by Jesus! Jesus, is this desire of and from You? Or is it only me? Or worse, the enemy? Desires, wishes, and feelings will come against us from our own deceitful hearts! Yes, even those of us whose hearts are indwelt by the Holy Spirit can be led astray by our desires. Now to be sure, God can also lead us through our desires. Most Christians have Psalm 37:4 memorized. But we're complicated creatures. We've been programmed by so many sources throughout our lives, not all of which were in our best interest. How to we truly discern between good and