Desire

“But a person is tempted when he is drawn away and trapped by his own evil desire. Then his evil desire conceives and gives birth to sin; and sin when it’s full-grown, gives birth to death.”               

James 1:14-15

I often wonder how to know if I’m on the right track. I often feel confused when making decisions. I always want to be in the middle of God’s will. But, often being in the middle of God’s will is not the most comfortable or easiest place to be. However, all the wonderful things that the world has to offer appear to be comfortable and easy. So I place myself there. On the outside they look good, but inside they bring death. There is very little life in the ‘easy’ places. A wise friend of mine always says that ‘growth happens in the valley’. There is shadow in the valley, it’s moist in the valley, and it often gets dark. I am naturally drawn away from the valley and want to be on the mountain top. But that’s when evil traps me. I look at things around me and it takes just ONE desire to give birth to sin. Often sin is as simple as choosing something else rather than time spent with Jesus. Not staying in this relationship brings death. Only Jesus claims to bring life in abundance.