"What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?" —James 4:1.
What I want is simple.
I want to stand out.
I want to fit in.
I want to rule.
I want to have fun.
I want to be naughty.
I want to be blameless.
I want to be feared.
I want to be admired.
I want to be famous.
I want to be mysterious.
I want to escape.
I want to be rescued.
I want to ask questions that can't be answered.
I want to give answers that can't be questioned.
I want respect without dignity.
I want growth without effort.
I want pleasure without pain.
I want grace without cost.
I want love without sacrifice.
I want trust without integrity.
I want sin without rebellion.
I want forgiveness without repentance.
I want innocence without ignorance.
I want experience without shame.
I want rank without responsibility.
I want truth without consequences.
I want to be overlooked.
I want to be special.
I want peace.
I want power.
I want justice for others.
I want privilege for myself.
I want Nothingness.
I want eternal life.
I want to be exposed.
I want to be hidden.
I want God to love me.
I want me to be God.
I want nothing.
I want everything.
What I want is simple.
Is it all too much to ask?