What You Desire Can Determine Your Destiny

You are what your deep, driving desire is.
As your deep driving desire is, so is your will.
As your will is, so is your deed.
As your deed, so is your destiny.

—Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

Our underlying desires, conditioning, assumptions, and habits shape our thoughts, our will, and our actions that ultimately affect our character and determine who we become. Take some time to reflect on what deep desires drive your life. Are they self-centered desires for pleasure, possessions, power, or prestige? How important to you is the desire to do the will of God? Or, the desire to be other-centered through helping others in need? Do your words and deeds bear witness to your driving desires? "For a person will reap only what he sows" (Galatians 6:7b).

If you are not finding happiness in the finite things you are chasing after, which can never satisfy your ultimate desire which is for God, you can change through God's grace. Surrender your mind, heart, will and spirit to the power of the Holy Spirit and allow the Spirit of Christ's love, truth, goodness, and beauty to heal and transform you.