What is God’s will for your life? King David described the process of knowing God’s will in a psalm: “Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4). “Delight,” anag in Hebrew, means “to make one’s heart pliable.” In essence, it is a surrendered heart that is […]

Four primary God-given desires reside in each one of us. Every choice, every thought, every prayer, every feeling is connected with every investment of time, talent, and treasure by the heartbeat to satisfy these desires. It’s why we click, buy, sell, or act. We see them in the very first book of the Bible. The […]

Desires are not for our gratification, nor their negation, but for our transformation. They are intended to point us toward desiring God and lead us to restoration, so that we become carriers of this life-altering message. These are desires that can only be satisfied in full surrender to the Restorer. Amidst our travels on Desperation […]

At the executor’s request, I visited a New England farmhouse that had been home to an heirless couple. I noticed how the structure leaned in one particular direction on its foundation. I was amazed that the interior was filled with junk stuffed in boxes spread apart widely enough to form a maze through the various […]