"And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee."
Genesis 6:17-18
I like the idea of covenants here, that the agreement that God offers us, for him to be our God and for us to be his people, and the obligations on both sides, is available to us, if we can learn to follow God and not to just go after the desires of our hearts all the time, which are often evil. ... I think that's where we go wrong, by thinking that our hearts are the source of truth and right, rather than God. Unfortunately, we want things that are very bad for us, quite often. God is the one with the better perspective, and he guides us as a good Father, helping us to learn to choose the right and the good, and to temper our desires with wisdom. We also learn better desires from God as we discover all that he has to offer us, and that what he can help us become is so much better than what we can make of ourselves. God will give us the desires of our hearts, as we learn better desires, and desire things that will actually make us truly, eternally, happy.
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