Both natural and supernatural desires include physical, spiritual, emotional, intellectual attraction, etc. Desire is and always will be, attraction. When we love something in union with God though (supernatural), there is:
1) a bottomlessness to our love. There is nothing I will not sacrifice for you/it.
2) A no-strings-attached quality. Healthy relationships are mutual and we will feel pain when our love is not reciprocated, but in a fundamental way we are not keeping score or demanding a return on our investment. We are patient with the failings and limitations of who/what we love.
3) Our patience with the imperfections of the beloved are sustained by our contentment in God. In our relationship with God, our deepest needs for love our mysteriously met. I say mysteriously, because God intends for us to love the people in our lives intensely. There is a sense in which our lives are incomplete without others; we are not meant to live in God, and apart from others. Yet, it can truly be said that in God our deepest desires are fulfilled. From this abundance, we can love others patiently without making demands.
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