Desire is not satisfied in God.

Desire is not satisfied in God, it is born in God.

I love the metaphor of marriage used in the bible to describe the relationship between Christians and our God. It works perfectly.

Before I met my wife Mollie I did not desire her. I could only desire what I wanted in a wife. Only after I met her and began to get to know her could I desire Mollie as my wife. It was in knowing Mollie that I began to desire a relationship with her. It was that relationship that brought on a commitment to a life with her.

Before I came in contact with the story of Jesus I did not desire to know him. I could only desire what I wanted in God. Only after I began to learn who Jesus was did I begin to desire a relationship with him. It is because I  know Jesus that I desire him. It is because of my relationship with him that I am willing to commit my life to that relationship.

God is not the answer to my desires. He is the source of it.