Alden Ellis

So many times we allow things to get in our way of our desire and passion. Questions I have would be, “What is my true desire? What do I truly desire to see happen in my life, my family, my relationships, my ministry, my whatever? Do I know that? Does that desire sink up with the desire that God has for my life?”

Sometimes it is easy to get upset, mad, or angry when a decision, action, or plan goes against what our desires. Which sometimes is justified, but sometimes it is NOT justified. Just because those plans or actions go against your desires does NOT mean they are wrong. It does NOT mean that the people who made them are out to get you. I know, I know, I know that it is hard to believe that, especially in the moment! Sometimes we have to trust, sometimes we have to have faith (trusting without seeing the end result, trusting without seeing the reasons)! That is what God is calling us to do.

I will pose this question to you, do you believe that your desires are the desires of God? Do you believe that the things you long for in your life, ministry, relationships, etc are the things that God desires for you? Maybe they are, maybe they are not. I can’t tell you and neither can anyone else, but God DESIRES to tell you! He DESIRES to give you HIS DESIRES!

At some point in all of our lives, we all get pulled away from the desires that God would have for us, but that doesn’t mean we have to stay that way! When I was thinking about desires, I was reminded of a song by Jeremy Camp titled, “My Desire.” Here are the lyrics to that song. Read them, let them soak into your mind, your heart, and your soul! For the sake of your desires…lay it all down before the KING!!!

“My Desire” by: Jeremy Camp

You want to be real
You want to be empty inside
You want to be someone laying down your pride
You want to be someone someday
Then lay it all down before the King
You want to be whole
You want to have purpose inside
You want to have virtue and purify your mind
You want to be set free today then lay it all down before the King

This is my desire
This is my return
This is my desire to be used by you

You want to be real
You want to be emptied inside
And I know my heart is to feel you near
And I know my life
It’s to do your will
It’s to do your will

All my life I have seen where you’ve taken me
Beyond all I have hoped and there’s more left unseen
There’s not much I can do to repay all you’ve done so I give my hands to use