Taking our desires to God with A.J. Swoboda

Susie Larson Live

Faith Radio

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.7 • 689 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Culture says to "Follow your heart" and "You do you", but many are left feeling torn up by the raging desires within. Professor and author A.J. Swoboda shares from his book "The Gift of Thorns: Jesus, the Flesh, and the War for Our Wants."

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Thank you for listening to Susie Larson Live. Faith Radio podcasts are only possible because of your support. So thanks for giving and thanks for sharing with a friend.
0:10.6	You're listening to an encore presentation of Susie Larson Lime.
0:15.6	Yes, he will. He'll take a stone.
0:21.7	Make you still.
0:23.5	Yeah, we'll only do it out.
0:25.9	Yes, he will.
0:27.9	Welcome to Sissy Larson Live.
0:29.6	I'm Sizzy Larson, and always honored to get to spend this time with you.
0:33.0	In fact, I look forward to bringing new conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk,
0:38.7	the deep in your understanding of God's Word, and that heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life.
0:44.1	So I've got a few questions for you.
0:45.7	Just want you to ponder with me if you would.
0:48.0	What are we to do with the desires of our hearts?
0:50.4	Some say we're supposed to crucify them.
0:52.3	Others say we'll follow them.
0:54.1	What are you supposed to do
0:55.0	with the desires that seem good? And how about those ones that don't seem so good, those unwanted
0:59.6	longings? Do you shove them into the basement of your soul? Do you admit them? What are you supposed to do?
1:05.0	What does the Bible say? How does God feel about our desires? And how do we discern if our
1:09.9	longings are from him or from the enemy?
1:13.2	Dr. A. J. Spoboda joins me today to talk about his new book, The Gift of Thorns, Jesus, the
1:17.8	flesh, and the war for our wants. And you know this, if you've been listening to me for many,
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