Articles by Desiring God

Desiring God
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Feb 17, 2022 • 10min

Walk the War Before You: What It Means to Live by the Spirit

Joe Rigney | If the Spirit lives in you, you do not need to give in to sinful desires anymore. You will not be perfect, but you can be increasingly free.
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Feb 15, 2022 • 17min

What Does ‘Deconstruction’ Even Mean?

Jon Bloom | What some voices today mean by “deconstruction” is not what the word has meant — and it’s not what it means for all. So what does it mean?
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Feb 13, 2022 • 9min

Sons of Lionhearted Saints: Recovering Our Lost Lineage

Greg Morse | The pages of Scripture are filled with the stories of brothers and sisters meant to stir up your heart and keep you following Jesus.
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Feb 10, 2022 • 12min

Leave Your Imperfections with God: How Remaining Sin Inspires Holiness

Marshall Segal | The strength to endure imperfection comes from treasuring the one who died for our imperfection.
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Feb 9, 2022 • 12min

We Wish to See Jesus

David Mathis | “Sir, we wish to see Jesus” would be a happy refrain to echo at all key junctures of the everyday Christian life.
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Feb 7, 2022 • 9min

Lord, Deliver Me from Me: A Daily Prayer Against Unbelief

Joe Rigney | When doubts assail and fears prevail, run to your Father in prayer: “Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in you.”
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Feb 6, 2022 • 11min

The Light We Need to See: How Christ Dispels Spiritual Darkness

Jon Bloom | The Light of the World shows us the way we should go, reveals what’s true about our spiritual surroundings, and gives us spiritual life.
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Feb 4, 2022 • 12min

Let Tragedy Find Us Living

Greg Morse | The story of Job reminds us that our world can be undone in an afternoon. Have you prepared your soul for the worst that may come?
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Feb 2, 2022 • 12min

Patience Will Be Painful: How to Love the Hard-to-Love

Marshall Segal | Patience won’t look the same in every relationship, and it will be especially painful at times, but God still means for patience to color and enrich how we love.
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Feb 1, 2022 • 12min

Can I Be Holy Without Happiness?

David Mathis | True holiness in the world begins with true happiness in God. And anyone truly happy in him will, inevitably and increasingly, become like him.

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