“6The Lord said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.’” – Genesis 4:6-7 (ESV)
Again with the difficulty that is created from desire. This time sin is in the way of our moving forward. Seems to me that in order to conquer, I have to conquer desire. I have to learn of contentment and know that God will provide just what I need when I need it.
I have watched the streaming series “Lucifer”. The main character, Lucifer, engages with others and gets them to disclose secrets by exploring their “greatest desire”. This “greatest desire” is the thing that is at the back of mind always. Allowing it to come to the for of the mind and acting on it is where things go terribly wrong. In the case of Cain and Abel, it was the desire to be accepted that caused Cain to kill his brother Abel. Cain allowed desire to rule over him instead of the other way around as the LORD spoke of with him.
Too often we allow desire to get in the way. We allow it to rule over us. We become blind to all else around in our search to satisfy that desire. And that is again what brings on the difficulty. I have to rule over the desire and put it away. I have to demonstrate contentment with what I have and where I am. The LORD provides that which is needed in the time that it is needed. He does not leave us out there alone. We are to seek Him and His ways, not our own.
What does desire lead to in you? Are you allowing desire to rule over you? What if you ruled over desire and sought God and Him only, knowing that He will provide for your needs just when you need them?
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