Desire to Destiny Dr. Mike Larson

Regardless of life experience, every one of us has a worldview that involves beliefs about God and everyone of us has an innate desire for happiness. While we all seek after happiness, many of us are reluctant to include God in that pursuit. Despite our reluctance, recent science and ancient testimonies agree: a strong faith is the foundation of a happy life. Could belief in a compassionate God be just what our souls need? Support the Show.

Breathing. We do it automatically, from when we first wake up, through every moment of the day, and even after we go to sleep at night. Except for the occasional "breathing experts," few of us give it much thought . But learning to breathe well may bring new life not just to our bodies, but our souls as well.Support the Show.

Compassion is one of the virtues we can exercise towards one another, but it can also be exhausting to share with everyone who needs it. We may want to share it, but it's easy to lose heart and wonder if the person we give it to really "deserves" our compassion. How can we grow our capacity for compassion without burning out in the process?Support the Show.

This episode explores the challenges we face in trying to manage our diverse and wild desires, our "Madness from the Gods." Support the Show.

Recent discoveries from the field of neuroscience teach us that what we believe and what we believe in can greatly impact our well-being. This episode explores some different kinds of stories about God we tend to believe and how that impacts our relationship with desire.Support the Show.

When we talk about desire we often think of the objects of our affection: fast cars, big houses, beautiful bodies. Even if we don't know why we want these things, they can consume our energy and attention. We often chase these objects while remaining oblivious to our true desires. Meanwhile, leaving our true desires unfulfilled leads to diminishing happiness in our life. These desires won't go away, and they won't be fooled by half-measures. It takes work, but if we put in the effort to ...