The man who had God-given desires
A man believed that his desires were given to him by God. After all, Psalm 37:4 says "Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desires." Since his desires were given to him by God, he figured that if he followed his heart, he would be doing what God wanted him to do.
He saw a homeless man on the interstate exit. He had an overflow of compassion for him, so he knew it was God's will for him to give some money to the homeless man.
He really wanted to get married, so he knew it was God's will for him to get married.
He really liked football, so he knew it was God's will for him to buy season tickets for the Denver Broncos.
He met a beautiful woman on a business trip. He wanted to sleep with her, so he knew it was God's will for him to cheat on his wife.
A man wronged him, and he got really mad. He wanted to kill the man, so he knew it was God's will for him to kill the man.
As long as he followed his desires, he believed he was pleasing God.
I'm not sure if God agreed.
He saw a homeless man on the interstate exit. He had an overflow of compassion for him, so he knew it was God's will for him to give some money to the homeless man.
He really wanted to get married, so he knew it was God's will for him to get married.
He really liked football, so he knew it was God's will for him to buy season tickets for the Denver Broncos.
He met a beautiful woman on a business trip. He wanted to sleep with her, so he knew it was God's will for him to cheat on his wife.
A man wronged him, and he got really mad. He wanted to kill the man, so he knew it was God's will for him to kill the man.
As long as he followed his desires, he believed he was pleasing God.
I'm not sure if God agreed.
posted by Thomas Albright at 10:54 AM
2 Comments:
Interesting story. My view on this verse is a slightly differnet take which I think makes alot more sense. If we "take delight in the LORD", he will give us our desires, that is, he will create desires in our heart. Hmm...
As Augustine said, "Love God and do as you will." Note the order of that sentence. When what you will flows out of your love for God, then and only then can your desires be considered good.
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