Letting your heart burn: Contentment or desire?

The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God - by John Eldredge.

“The whole life of the good Christian,” said Augustine, “is a holy longing.” Sadly, many of us have been led to feel that somehow we ought to want less, not more. We have this sense that we should atone for our longings, apologize that we feel such deep desire. Shouldn’t we be more content? Perhaps, but contentment is never wanting less; that’s the easy way out. Anybody can look holy if she’s killed he heart; the real test is to have your heart burning within you and have the patience to enjoy what there is now to enjoy, while waiting with eager anticipation for the feast to come. In Paul’s words, we “groan inwardly as we wait eagerly” (Rom 8:23). Contentment can only happen as we increase desire, let it run itself out toward its fulfillment, and carry us along with it. - Page-199 (Emphasis mine)

Religion can surely kill off your heart, holy as it might make you look. I now have to let my heart come alive! More Lord!

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