[Bonus] Question: What do you want?

I wanted to give you an update of some things God shared with me this past weekend. It really comes down to asking ourselves a tough question: What do you want? Yes, that question may seem selfish, at first. And it can be if we are seeking after ourselves. But if we are seeking after God, He promises to show us the TRUE desires of our heart. The desires that God placed there! As long as what you want--your desires--line up with the Bible, you can be confident that it is coming from God. Sometimes, we need to spend time in deep reflection. That is what I did this past weekend. I did an exercise that I learned from a friend and former pastor. It goes like this: Take a piece of paper and draw a line, like a timeline. Then think of a certain period of time. This can be your entire life or a smaller section of time. Since it has been a rough summer, I chose to focus on that past 3-4 months. Now, on top of the line, you write the word PASSION and below the line, PAIN. Then you simply plot out all the things that brought you passion and joy, as well as those things that brought you pain. Through this, you will uncover themes in your life.  For me, it showed me that I must be creating and building something that has Kingdom value. It showed me that I can't be done with the podcast, yet. It showed me that I need to focus on the calling God has placed on my life to draw people closer to Him and teach everyone about how to live with a "Love first" worldview. What about you? What do you want? What is God trying to show you? And what desires has God placed in your heart?