We live in an age where desire is god. Where I want what I want when I want it. If I am living life with God, there are times I say, "No." I will not allow others to exalt their desires to the ultimate place in life and then expect me to conform to those desires.

As I receive the Holy Spirit and trust in God, I die to my desire to be liked, my desire to receive your approval. I die to the idea that what I want has any importance at all. It’s not what I want, it is what God wants...