Bible Verses about 'Desire'

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• Whom have I in heaven but you?
  I desire you more than anything on earth.
  Psalm 73:25trustGodheaven
• May he grant your heart’s desires
  and make all your plans succeed.
  Psalm 20:4planningblessingheart
• Lord, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws;
  our heart’s desire is to glorify your name.
  Isaiah 26:8lawrighteousnessdesires
• Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
  but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
  Proverbs 13:12hopelifeheart
• Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
  Matthew 9:13mercyrighteousnesssacrifice
• You know what I long for, Lord;
  you hear my every sigh.
  Psalm 38:9temptationworryingsadness
• I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me. But for your sakes, it is better that I continue to live.
  Philippians 1:23-24deathlife
• So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
  Colossians 3:5sindesiresmaterialism
• Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
  2 Timothy 3:12lifepersecutionJesus
• The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.
  You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
  Psalm 51:17sacrificerepentance
• Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!
  John 17:24JesusFatherprayer
• Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment.
  1 Peter 2:2salvationfoodWord of God
• You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.
  James 4:2sindesiresprayer
• But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!
  John 15:7rewardJesusWord of God
• “Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
  Mark 14:36easterFatherJesus
• I take joy in doing your will, my God,
  for your instructions are written on my heart.
  Psalm 40:8obediencelawheart
• For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.
  1 John 2:16desiresaddictionpride
• But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
  1 Timothy 6:9moneygreedmaterialism
• I made a covenant with my eyes
  not to look with lust at a young woman.
  Job 31:1desiresself-controlcovenant
• It is the same with my word.
  I send it out, and it always produces fruit.
  It will accomplish all I want it to,
  and it will prosper everywhere I send it.
  Isaiah 55:11Word of Godspeakingreliability
• Loyalty makes a person attractive.
  It is better to be poor than dishonest.
  Proverbs 19:22reliabilitymoneygoodness
• The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.
  Galatians 5:17obedienceSpirit
• So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.
  Galatians 5:16sinSpiritdesires
• And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
  1 John 2:17eternal lifeobediencedesires
• I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.
  Revelation 3:19lovelifepunishment