A person was traveling through the desert with a camel. When he reached a place, the sun set down and he pitched the tent for a rest. At midnight, he was awakened by the camel from his deep sleep. He was so surprised. "Master, may I put only my head into the tent. It is too cold outside." He allowed it. After a while, he was awakened again. "Please let my paws in." He said yes. He was again awakened. "Please let my hind legs in." He said OK. Even though the tent was too small and uncomfortable for them, he decided to sleep with the camel inside the tent. The camel again said. "Master, this tent is too small for both of us. Would you go out?" Can you imagine what would happen next? The camel was beaten almost to death.
This story shows us that there is no end for the desire of flesh. Whoever follows his fleshly desire cannot but be miserable. Everyone wants to live a blessed and meaningful life. But it is not done naturally, even though you desire it. We cannot stop the arising of fleshly desires as long as we put on the flesh. It is natural. Then, is it OK for us to yield to the desire? It is not like that. We should overcome it because we will drift toward an unwanted life as long as we are dragged by the fleshly desire. The problem is that we are too weak to overcome it by ourselves. If we don't have the power within us, we have to seek it from outside.
“Getting God's wisdom and power, we can overcome our desire and difficult circumstances to be beautiful people.”
Today we receive much information from satellites. But those who rely solely on their own sense are vastly different from those who obtain insights from external sources. Those bound by their own world cannot live a blessed and wise life. We must open our hearts to seek wisdom and strength from beyond ourselves.
The best way is to open our hearts toward the Creator. God speaks to us through the Bible, and through it, we can understand His heart precisely. When we learn and unite with God's heart, we can become prominent leaders. Receiving His wisdom and power, we can overcome desire and challenging circumstances to become the beautiful people we are meant to be.