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“David Whyte calls this the ‘devouring animal of our disowned desire.’ It is the reason behind most affairs in the church. The pastor lives out of duty, trying to deny his thirst for many years. One day, the young secretary smiles at him and it’s over. Because he has so long been out of touch with his desire, it becomes overwhelming when it does show up. The danger of disowning desire is that it sets us up for a fall. We are unable to distinguish real life from a tempting situation. We are fooled by the imposters. Eventually, we find some means of procuring a taste of the life we were meant for.” (John Eldredge. The Journey of Desire. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2000, p. 66.)
What temptations do you find most overwhelming? Might there be, as David Whyte calls it, a “disowned desire” empowering this temptation? Why not ask the Lord what He meant for this desire to be and how He means to fill it.
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