"What do you desire?” Do you desire to get into trouble and get away with it? Do you desire to appear as a law-abiding Christian but you don’t actually care? Do you actually desire a close relationship with God? Is God your strongest desire? After all, you are God’s strongest desire. God wants to be close to you; God longs this. But you and I often pay more attention to other things. Don’t be asking yourselves who is the greatest among you – who is the best Christian here; who has scored the most points in heaven? – Instead, ask yourself who is the greatest in your heart. We do not get to where we want to be by desiring to be the greatest. We get to where we want to be by desiring God. For then our desire leads to action. We can desire God to the extent that we cry unless we are reassured that God will stay with us. We desire God to the extent that we long to be closer than we are right now. We desire God to the extent that we leave our comfort zone to work on that.

Proverbs 31:10-31

James 3:13-4:8

Mark 9:30-37