Wanting Something Too Much, Part 1 (TMF:1904)

Thursday, July 28, 2022
Peace to Live By: Wanting Something Too Much, Part 1 (TMF:1904) - Daniel Litton
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       Through all of this, though, while we as humans, or Christians, do in fact do good, there is the other part of us. There’s the other side. It’s what the Bible calls sin. And the Bible even says we all have a sin-nature. That’s why we need Jesus’ sacrifice. Yes, we have desires. We have good desires and bad desires. I have noticed unfortunately that even the good desire tends to become a negative if we are not careful. I wish I didn’t have to say that, but it’s true. What I mean is that often the desires we see as good become too strong. Too strong of a wanting for anything pulls us away from God. When that happens, we can’t say, “All that matters is God.” We end up saying, “All that matters is my career, and of course God.” We say, “All that matters is finding a wife, and of course God matters too.” Or, we say, “All the matters is reaching retirement, and yes, of course, God matters as well.” None of these statements work for us. They violate the first command Charlton Heston received on the mountain.