{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Is it a Good Thing When You Don\u2019t Get What You Want?","description":"We often don\u2019t get what we want and that is often a good thing. Desire\u2014including sexual desire\u2014can often be in disorder.  Today\u2019s follower of Jesus exist at a moment in history when our desires, longings, and wants are being weaponized against us by cultural, spiritual, and relational forces. \u201cFollow your heart\u201d and \u201cYou do you\u201d has become our moment\u2019s mantras. The result, for too many, is feeling torn asunder by the raging desires within. What do we do with our desire? What about our unwanted desires? And how do we cultivate desires which bring life and freedom and lead to Christ? Author and educator, AJ Swoboda joins the podcast to discuss this and more on this thought provoking segment. Connect with AJ Swodoba on his personal website, or on Facebook, or Instagram. Find AJ\u2019s book  The Gift of Thorns: Jesus, the Flesh, and the War of Wants Check out Dr. Carol's new book Sexpectations: Reframing Your Good and Not-So-Good Stories About God, Love, and Relationships. And find supplementary resources at YourSexpectations.com. Dr. Carol loves to hear from you. You can leave a confidential message here. ","author_name":"Relationship Prescriptions with Dr. Carol","author_url":"http:\/\/drcarolministries.com","html":"