Word(s) of the Week

          And now for the Word of the Week: Holy Desires

          We have so many wants, preferences, and needs, don’t we?  Wants because we crave after something, preferences because we have an opinion, and needs because we are human.  They can be justifiable or selfish.  But what is it that we desire, for instance, for the good of others?

          Philippians 4:8 tells us “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.”

          Are our desires aimed toward the good of our peers and bringing them to Heaven?  Probably not all the time (I am included in this regard, being a sinner).  But we can still have great desires to love one another.  It does not come easy, but we can strive for it, right? 

          So, if we were to “wipe the slate clean,” what kind of desires can we pray for, and renew ourselves with? 

Lord, purify my desires.  Let them be honorable, right, pure, and lovely.  I want to bring others to You.  Work through me.  I want Your desires to be my desires too.