28 Bible Verses about Right Desires

Who is the man who desires life
And loves length of days that he may see good?

Now you have indeed gone away because you longed greatly for your father’s house; but why did you steal my gods?”

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

but now, with no further place for me in these regions, and since I have had for many years a longing to come to you

But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a short while—in person, not in spirit—were all the more eager with great desire to see your face.

For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established;

longing to see you, even as I recall your tears, so that I may be filled with joy.

But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always think kindly of us, longing to see us just as we also long to see you,

Now Herod was very glad when he saw Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some sign performed by Him.

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

For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate. But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, confessing that the Law is good.

For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.

And thus I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build on another man’s foundation;

Now I wish that you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy; and greater is one who prophesies than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may receive edifying.

For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven,

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

I give my opinion in this matter, for this is to your advantage, who were the first to begin a year ago not only to do this, but also to desire to do it.

But now finish doing it also, so that just as there was the readiness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability.

Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”

And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She *said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right and one on Your left.”

And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

And answering him, Jesus said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” And the blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!”

Then Jesus said to her, “O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed at once.

the young lady would go in to the king in this way: anything that she desired was given her to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.

Brethren, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.

“Tell the sons of Israel to raise a contribution for Me; from every man whose heart moves him you shall raise My contribution.