Desires

I love the idea that God places natural desires within us. All of which have the opportunity to benefit us positively but can also have negative consequences if the desires are used improperly or abused. I love the desire that he places within us for creativity. I have such a passion to express myself through art inside of me that I get frustrated when I do not have the means to do so. I am trying to channel this desire into something more productive and that is learning guitar. One of my goals is to learn guitar before I leave for England and I hope you guys hold me accountable. I also am looking into getting into painting, that inspiration comes from the Schienbeins. I dunno I just have the urge to express what God is doing in my life.

Another desire that I truly thank God for is the desire to be in community. I am in Calgary for this weekend and I am loving it. I really missed out on being in community with these friends in particular. I am also extremely thankful for the community that I have in Edmonton. I believe that God wants us to be in community because we can help each other. It is much easier to deal with your problems when you have friends to help, I think that we learn more about God from each other than we do anywhere else, and I believe that I just plain out have more fun in a group than I do on my own. I believe that as Christians we thrive in community and we can feed off of each other in order for us all to grow.

The final desire that I am thankful for is the desire for intimacy that he places inside of us. He uses this desire to bring people together into strong relationships that honor and please him as well as us. But in addition to the drive towards human to human relationships I also believe that he uses this desire to make us crave a relationship with him and I think that is super awesome.

Overall, desires that we feel are always necessary and they are inside us for a reason; however, we also have to make sure that these desires are being used properly and for the purpose that God intended so we do not end up hurting ourselves. Thanks for listening I do not know if what I am saying is correct that is why I enjoy feedback. Peace out my brothers and sisters!