These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage. But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.”

it is difficult to know where our desires perfectly align with HIS desires.  i know that i (depending on the day/mood/amount of sleep/other excuses) can grumble.  i know that i can find fault in others.  i know i can follow a desire of my own without even questioning whether or not it is evil or ungodly.

i am reminded of something my friend joanna told us last summer about advantage.  she told us that you can’t be taken advantage of if you give the advantage away.  if i am a boaster, if i choose to flatter others out of a vain attempt to gain advantage, i have done the opposite of what she has said.  not only am i keeping the advantage, i am addidng to it.  Jesus gave the advantage away.  for sure.

so what am i doing with these desires?  am i following them blindly?

today, i will at least test the desires in me.  i will ask YOU for alignment, not YOUR blessing.