Is It Okay to Want More?
Jul 17, 2026“What desirest thou?”
I love that question.
That’s the first question the Spirit asks Nephi.
Lehi had just finished recounting his glorious vision to his son, and Nephi’s first desire was to see everything for himself.
“For it came to pass after I had desired to know the things that my father had seen
And believing that the Lord was able to make them known unto me, as I sat pondering in mine heart, I was caught away in the Spirit of the Lord, yea, into an exceedingly high mountain.
And the Spirit said unto me: Behold, what desirest thou?” (1 Nephi 11:1-2)
Nephi told the Spirit that he desired to see the vision Lehi saw.
Isn’t it interesting that the Spirit asked Nephi what he desired?
I’ll bet the Spirit already knew.
But there was something significant about having Nephi acknowledge what he desired, and then say it out loud.
Desire is connected to faith.
To have a desire for something, you have to believe it’s possible first.
In this case, Nephi’s faith is about God’s character.
Nephi has a conviction that God is the kind of God who reveals, guides, and participates in the lives of His children.
So Nephi felt confident that he could ask for exactly what he wanted.
What would change for your business if you had that same confidence?
Not the confidence that every goal will happen exactly as you imagine.
But the confidence that you can ask God for exactly what you want.
As members of the Church, many of us have accidentally turned "don't be prideful" into "don't dream too big.”
"I don't know if it's okay...
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...to want more income.”
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...to want a business that reaches more people.”
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...to want a beautiful home.”
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...to want more comfort and convenience for my family.”
Somewhere along the way, many of us started believing:
humility = asking for less
and contentment = never asking God for more
But when I read the scriptures, I don't see God saying, “Don’t ask me for too much"
“Ask me for just enough to get by"
I see him saying, “Take no thought for the morrow.”
In other words, “Trust me. Let me take care of you.”
I do see Him inviting people to do things so big they could never accomplish it without Him.
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build ships
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cross oceans
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feed thousands
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build temples
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gather nations
So… what do you want?
What would you ask for if you knew God already knows and wants to deliver it to you?
What wish would you claim that you’ve been too afraid to admit to yourself?
Where would you stop being afraid of asking for “too much?”
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