Faith is God’s in-birthed persuasion. It is being sure or persuaded by the evidence God presents. The result is you are so certain of the evidence, that you trust and love Him. The in-birthed persuasion is initiated by God.
What separates a healthy longing desire and a self destructive longing desire is whether the desire is inspired by faith that is from God or an urge of our own making. The longing desire based on God’s faith in you makes it healthy. The longing desire that is based on self gain, self ambition makes it a lust. Lust is an unhealthy desire.
A longing desire for anything that is not rooted in faith (God’s in-birthed persuasion) is sin (Romans 14:23). God doesn’t bless sin.
God’s faith is based on trust and love. Trust, that as we follow God’s desire for our wellness and health (mentally, spiritually and physically), our longing desires will produce life within us. This is not a pursuit of health, mental or physical wellbeing. It is a pursuit of oneness with God Himself through a trusting loving relationship with Jesus Christ. That by faith in Christ our deepest longings will be fulfilled.
First, settle in your own heart and mind that by faith in Christ, God can meet every desire if at first your desire is to trust Him. Second, begin to read or listen to your Bible particularly in Romans one through eight and Philippians chapter two. Third align yourself with what you are reading or listening to. Fourth, begin to ask the Holy Spirit to change you and create the desires in you that are pleasing in the sight of God.
Within one week if you are true to God and yourself, joy will begin to set in. As you purge out self centered desires and let faith birth new healthy longings, inner peace and wellness will make you feel healthy. You will know that true faith has been birthed in you. Your desires will begin to be healthy. Your pursuit will be one that is empowered by the Holy Spirit. You will feel different. Imagine a lifetime of this pursuit. Jesus is the source (Hebrews 5:9). He can make it happen!