Desire versus Compulsion

In the Beth Moore study I am currently working through, she recently discussed the differences between a desire and a compulsion. A desire is something we want to do based upon our own reasoning, personal feelings and choices. It is something where we weigh the pros and cons but a great part of the decision is based upon what we want to do rather than what we are supposed to do. With a compulsion, there is a burning within the soul, something that keeps one awake at night, a virtually irresistible drive.

God causes a compulsion within His people when He doesn't want them to miss something. God has had a plan for us for all time. He helped to prepare us to be able to perform that task for the time that He chose. In our case, serving God through orphans and widows in the mission fields of Africa has become a compulsion for us. A burning within the soul, that keeps us awake at night, an irresistible drive. It is our compulsion, along with the vision and compulsion of End Time Glory Ministries, that will cause things to be done in His name that could never be done any other way. Sure God could send some other ministry with some other workers to the same place and the work that would be done would be similar but it would also be very different.

"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." -Ephesians 2:10