sometimes it seems we just cant get what we want circumstances thwart our bestlaid plans we struggle to live a heartfelt life worst of all says eldredge the modern church mistakenly teaches its people to kill desire calling it sin and replace it with duty or obligation calling it sanctification as a result at best christians tend to live safe boring lives of resignation at worst their desire eventually breaks out in destructive ways such as substance abuse affairs and pornography addictions in the journey of desire eldredge invites readers to rediscover godgiven desire and to search again for the life they once dreamed of