Dealing with Desire | The Writings | Psalm 42

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🗓️ 25 April 2024

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Desire is a natural part of life. How do you react to desire? What is the biblical way to deal with desire? Should Christians stuff desire down or let desire lead them? In today's episode, Patrick shares from Psalm 42 the purpose of desire. Read the Bible with us in 2024! This year, we’re tackling a group of Old Testament books traditionally known as “The Writings”— Psalms, Chronicles, Proverbs, Daniel, Ruth and more! Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Psalm 42

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks.
0:05.0	Where we connect the Bible to your life,
0:09.0	in the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.0	I'm Patrick Miller. How do you view desire? In many Eastern religions
0:17.3	desire is viewed with suspicion. It's something we should seek to shed, leave
0:22.2	behind. The ideal is a life in which we no longer feel
0:26.4	longings, no longer feel desire, and instead are simply at peace with ourselves and the reality around us.
0:34.3	In the modern West, Desire is seen rather differently.
0:36.8	We see it as an innate good.
0:39.7	The popular self-help guru Glyn and Doyle tells her readers to seize their desire.
0:45.6	She says that we should follow Eve.
0:47.8	If you want the fruit, take it.
0:50.3	Perhaps most importantly, we see our desires as innate, especially what we desire sexually for some reason.
0:56.8	It's seen as a fundamental part of who we are and how we can actually be happy in the world.
1:04.0	So who is right? Who's wrong?
1:07.0	Do Eastern cultures have the measure of things?
1:09.4	Is desire a problem to be resisted? Or do Western cultures have it right? Is desire a map to be followed?
1:17.0	Depending on your background, you might think that the Bible fits into one or the other category.
1:22.0	If you grew up in a more rigid religious house. the Bible fits into one or the other category.
1:22.6	If you grew up in a more rigid religious household, perhaps desire was eyed with suspicion
1:28.0	much as it is in the East.
1:30.2	Or if you grew up with a more permissive household, perhaps desire was seen as a normal thing to follow without question, like in the West.
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