Do You Want What God Wants?

We spend much of life sorting out what we want. We want connection, security, clarity, healing. Sometimes our desires are clear and good. Other times they’re tangled, driven by fear or longing we can’t quite untangle. And when prayer meets silence, it’s natural to wonder: Do I even want the right thing?

Not long ago I found myself repeating a simple phrase: “I want what God wants.” It wasn’t a resignation or an attempt to bury my longings. It was a release. It was a way of saying, God, if this desire is from You, let it stay. If it isn’t, take it away and give me peace instead. That shift lightened the weight I had been carrying.

Here’s the truth: wanting what God wants frees us from two traps. The first is clutching too tightly to our own plans, as if we can force them into being. The second is despair, fearing we’ll miss God’s best. When we want what He wants, we no longer have to live in either extreme.

​This doesn’t erase desire. It reframes it. We can still long deeply, but with open hands. We can still pray boldly, but with surrendered hearts. In that place, God’s timing and His outcome—whether it matches ours or not—becomes enough.

​So let me put the question to you: Do you want what God wants? It might sound simple, but it’s the most clarifying question we can ask ourselves. Because once the answer is yes, peace follows. No matter what comes, we know we are aligned with the One whose will is always good.