28 Bible Verses about Right Desires

Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

Now, you want to be gone, because you greatly longed for your father's house, but why have you stolen my gods?"

He said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer,

but now, no longer having any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come to you,

But we, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence, not in heart, tried even harder to see your face with great desire,

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you;

longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy;

But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard concerning him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.

So, for my part, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

For I do not know what I am doing. For I do not practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do. But if what I do not desire, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.

For the good which I desire, I do not do; but the evil which I do not desire, that I practice.

yes, making it my aim to proclaim the Good News, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build on another's foundation.

Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy, and he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the church may be built up.

For truly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,

and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.

I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing.

But now complete the doing also, that as there was the readiness to be willing, so there may be the completion also out of your ability.

Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Messiah?"

He said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom."

Jesus stood still, and called them, and asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"

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

Jesus asked him, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said to him, "Rabboni, that I may see again."

Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith. Be it done to you even as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

The young woman then came to the king like this: whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the women's house to the king's house.

Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God is for them, that they may be saved.

"Speak to the children of Israel, that they take an offering for me. From everyone whose heart makes him willing you shall take my offering.