When do my desires become dangerous?
Craving or lusting is more than inappropriate sexual desire. It can be a greedy desire for anything - knowledge, possessions, influence over others.
In Numbers 11[verses 18-20, 33], God punished the Israelites for craving good food! The desire itself was not wrong-their sin was that they allowed their desire to morph into greed. They felt it was their right to have fine food, and they could think of nothing else.
A desire becomes dangerous when you are so preoccupied with wanting something that it affects your perspective on everything else. At that point you have moived from legitimate desire to illegitmate greed.
"Run from everything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love and peace" 2 Timothy 2:22.
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