Shannon Rose: Choice 3

Desire 12/10/2013

In this journal, I will be discussing the concept of desire and the idea that it is not necessarily a bad thing. We will be looking at desire from a companionship/relationship standpoint. So often, in Christian circles, desire is negatively depicted. It is seen as such because it is misunderstood; some believe that if one desires for something, they are not practicing contentment. However, being content in the Lord does not mean you cannot want-ever. In our case, desire could be a good thing-dare I say, maybe it’s even God given. When the Lord created man, he said, and I quote, “it is not good.” God saw that man was lonely on his own. Because man was made in God’s image, man was designed for relationship from the start. You may be reading this, not entirely sure what I mean, so I will clarify. The Creator of all that is was never made per se, he just is. He always was there, He is there, and He will always be there.  He is simply there. God has always existed in a trinity, which means He has three parts. He exists as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Those three parts of the Lord have always existed as the ultimate trio, in perfect relationship within Himself. When someone is talking about worshipping God, they are still only worshipping one god, but he is the Trinity. If you are still confused, I encourage you to research the concept of the Trinity further, but for time purposes, I am moving on. Ergo, God is a perfect relationship within Himself and he created man in His image, meaning that man would crave a relationship like that one. I would like to highlight the fact that the idea of a man and a woman being committed companions is from before the fall. Therefore, the desire for a relationship is not of the fallen nature of this world. That being said, sin twists and contorts everything that the Lord has made good for man’s selfish gain, so there is a distinction between the God-given desire for relationship and the twisted desire for relationship. The latter usually consists of lustful motives and more significantly consists of an intent of filling a God-sized hole with a relationship due to insecurities and doubt.