The Journey of Desire

The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We've Only Dreamed of

Author: John Eldredge
Length: 224
Edition: Paperback
Publisher: Nelson Books

Description of The Journey of Desire:

Sometimes it seems we just can't get what we want. Circumstances thwart our best-laid plans. We struggle to live a heartfelt life. Worst of all, says Eldredge, the modern church mistakenly teaches its people to kill desire (calling it sin) and replace it with duty or obligation (calling it sanctification). As a result, at best Christians tend to live safe, boring lives of resignation. At worst, their desire eventually breaks out in destructive ways such as substance abuse, affairs, and pornography addictions. In The Journey of Desire, Eldredge invites readers to rediscover God-given desire and to search again for the life they once dreamed of.

Information on The Journey of Desire from the publisher:

Desire can take on so many meanings in life. It can cause a marriage to fail, your job become meaningless and worst of all, distort your faith. "Circumstances thwart our best laid plans" says John Eldredge, our acclaimed author of the book of the same title. The modern church mistakenly teaches people to kill desire and replace it with duty or obligation (calling it sanctification). As a result at best Christians tend to live safe, boring lives of resignation. At worst, their desire eventually breaks out in destructive ways. In this four session EZ Lesson Plan, John, with the assistance of practical scenario applications, addresses the four following topics:
Searching For the Life We Desire
Mocking Our Desire. . .The Imposter
Our Heart's Deepest Secrets
Embracing the Desire
This video assisted study will help the user rediscover God given desire and to search again for the life they once dreamed of.

Description of John Eldredge, author of The Journey of Desire:

You've heard the teaching before---sublimate your desires (sin) and replace them with obligation (sanctification). Would you be surprised to learn that Christ calls us to embrace desire, not to suppress it? Eldredge, a Christian counselor, reveals why our deepest yearnings are crucial to living a satisfying, exciting, adventuresome life for the Lord. 224 pages, softcover from Nelson.