24 Bible Verses about Right Desires

And He said to them, "I have heartily desired to eat this Passover supper with you before I suffer.

But now, as there are no more places for me to occupy in this part of the world, and as I have for many years been longing to come to see you,

Now we, brothers, on our part, when we were separated from you for a little while -- in person but not in heart -- were extremely eager and intensely longing to see you.

For I am longing to see you, to impart to you some spiritual gift, that you may be strengthened;

to see you again, that I may feel the fullest joy

But now, since Timothy has just come back to me from you, and brought me good tidings of your faith and love, and told me how kindly you remembered me and that you are longing to see me as much as I am to see you,

Now Herod was very glad to see Jesus, for he had been wanting to see Him for a long time on account of what he had heard about Him; also he was hoping to see some spectacular performance done by Him.

So, as far as I can, I am eager to preach the good news to you at Rome, too.

Indeed, I do not understand what I do, for I do not practice what I want to do, but I am always doing what I hate. But if I am always doing what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is right.

Indeed, I do not do the good things that I want to do, but I do practice the evil things that I do not want to do.

In this matter it has ever been my ambition to tell the good news where Christ's name had never been mentioned, so as not to build upon foundations laid by other men,

I would like for all of you to speak in ecstasy, but I would rather that you prophesy. The man who speaks with real prophetic insight renders greater service than the man who speaks in ecstasy, unless the latter explains it, so the congregation may receive an uplift.

For in this one I am sighing, because I long to put on, like a robe, my heavenly body, my future home,

and not only by his coming but by the comfort he had gotten from you, because he kept on telling me how you were longing to see me, how sorry you were, and how loyal you were to me, so that I was gladder still.

Now I will give you my opinion on this matter. For this is for your interest, because you were not only the first to do anything about it, but the first to want to do so; you started it a year ago.

Now finish doing it too, so that your readiness to finish it may be just like your readiness to start it, in accordance with what you have.

Yes, indeed, everyone who wants to live a godly life as a follower of Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

So when they met for this purpose, Pilate asked them, "Which one do you want me to set free, Barabbas, or Jesus, the so-called Christ?"

And He asked her, "What do you want?" She answered Him, "Give orders that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right and one at your left in your kingdom."

And Jesus stopped and called them, and asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"

He asked them, "What do you want me to do for you?"

Then Jesus asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man answered, "Good Teacher, I want to see again."

Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, wonderful is your faith! You must have what you want." And her daughter was cured at that very moment.

Brothers, my heart's good will goes out for them, and my prayer to God is that they may be saved.