Without desire, we are unable to make a decision. Some people ignore desire because they have been taught that if they feel something before making a decision, it cannot be trusted. However, we should constantly be mindful of our wants and learn to manage them with our minds so that we don't become bored and listless due to a lack of desire. The Psalmist claims that he had a single focus on God before he went to the temple.
Therefore, we concentrate on God as He has revealed Himself and start to select the things that reflect His desire. We are, in a sense, in God, but since we tend to get concerned by the smallest shifts, we need to concentrate on finding peace in God. Going from the outside rooms to the hidden room in the center is similar to desire. What we want is the interior space. It's the house's center. It is our experience of being saved by faith. This area has a spiritual vibe. It should be somewhere we can always go. Our yearning, therefore, is a reflection of our previous encounters with this magnificent salvation.
Here, belief and misery are at odds. It's the place where we yearn for and experience salvation, but in our prior experiences of the transient longing for redemption, we see our utter inadequacy to live in that want. It is nearly impossible for us to constantly be at peace in our desire to experience the supernatural and rest in His deliverance. However, we discover that by learning to want Christ, we are readily brought back to this new experience through longing for it, and that even if we are not satisfied, we are still easily drawn back to it. I give my soul into your care. As though we had transitioned from death to our everlasting residence.
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