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What Is It: Wants, Needs, and Desires in Philippians 4:19

  What Is It? (Philippians 4:19) "But my God will supply all your needs according to God’s riches in glory through Christ Jesus."   Philippians 4:19 KSB    Philippians chapter 4 contains some of the most well-known promises in Scripture, and one of the most quoted is: “But my God shall supply all of your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” This powerful verse reminds us that God is faithful to meet our needs, but it also invites us to discern between wants, needs, and desires . 1. Wants    The lowest level of consciousness is want . Wants come from the ego, the flesh, the lesser version of ourselves. They are fueled by comparison, jealousy, envy, and strife. Wanting is always focused on pulling something external into our lives so we can feel complete, yet wants never satisfy. As soon as one want is met, another quickly takes its place. This is why Psalm 23 declares: “The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.”  Go...