The Desire to be Delighted in

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

All of us have insatiable desires that can only be satisfied in communion with our heavenly Father. The desire to be delighted in, for wonder, to behold glory, and to be someone great are driving forces within each of us. The desire to be fully know and fully loved, to be passionate, and to live a life of significance resound within each of us at the foundation of who we are. God created these desires knowing that they can only be fully satisfied in him—that they would be avenues to deeper relationship with him. As we look at each of these desires individually, I pray your heart would find its fulfillment in the loving nearness of your heavenly Father.

The main concept for this week is derived from The Seven Longings of the Human Heart by Mike Bickle and Deborah Hiebert.

Our Scripture for today comes from Isaiah 62:5, and today's worship is Touch The Sky by Hillsong UNITED.

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0:00.0	All of us have insatiable longings that can only be satisfied in communion with our Heavenly Father.
0:10.6	The longing to be enjoyed, fascinated, to gaze upon beauty, and to be someone great, or driving forces within each of us.
0:20.0	The longing to experience intimacy without
0:22.5	shame, to be wholehearted, and to make deep and lasting impact resound within each of us
0:28.6	at the foundation of who we are. God created these longings, knowing that they can only be fully
0:34.5	satisfied in him, that they would be avenues to deeper relationship
0:38.7	with him.
0:40.0	As we look at each of these longings individually this week, I pray that your heart would
0:44.5	find its fulfillment in a loving nearness of your Heavenly Father.
0:49.0	Welcome to the first 15 podcast.
0:53.0	The human race has no greater driving force than the longing to be enjoyed. Most of us
0:58.7	has spent our entire lives working to be enjoyed by others. We'll go to whatever length
1:03.8	necessary to prove ourselves worthy of being liked or loved. Some work tirelessly at talent or skill hoping to impress with their abilities.
1:14.1	Some devote countless hours to their appearance, hoping the way they look will attract others
1:19.1	and satisfy their longing to be enjoyed. Some hope that money and possessions will cause people
1:24.7	to like them or to want to spend time with them. Regardless of how we seek to be enjoyed, if we're honest, we will discover this longing is a driving force in all of us.
1:35.3	Think back on your life. Think back on yesterday.
1:38.3	What did you do so that people would like you? So that people would enjoy you?
1:42.3	I could name a lot of ways I strive for people's
1:45.4	affection or adoration on a daily basis. I long with everything in me to be enjoyed. I cringed at
1:52.2	the thought of feeling cast out, loved by too few or none, unenjoyable. You see, we can't help or need
1:59.3	to be enjoyed because God created each of us with longings that match avenues he's created to lead us back to his presence.
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