Cycle of Desires: God Given Desires – Part 1 of 5

One of the hardest things to do is to wait for the deepest desires and longings of our hearts to be fulfilled.  We know that God is the Giver of Dreams and the One who has placed desires deep inside each one of our hearts.  He has given us gifts, skills, and talents that we dream about using in different ways.  He even gives us dreams about our future in terms of relationships and family. I am convinced that God allows desires to rise up at different times in different seasons of our lives.  When we think about it, God perfectly times those desires in our lives.  As an example, when we were in high school, our desire was to have fun, get good grades, and participate in different school activities.  We weren’t focused on landing the right job, finding our mate, buying a house, or starting a family.  Those type of desires would come, but they would come at the right time and in the right season. Sometimes the season is quickly upon us, and our desires hit with such urgency it is hard to fathom.  It is almost as if the Lord literally allows them to be awakened out of a deep sleep.  And we cry out to the Lord to have those desires met. I believe there is a process that we often go through that I will label the Cycle of Desires (Figure 1) that begins with those God-given desires.  

Figure 1: Cycle of Desires

     More on the Cycle of Desires later this week…….