Compass North and magnets

The Compass is me.
North is God. I’m made for him, to point to him. We’re to glorify him through all the earth. God gently pulls us towards Himself, the true fulfiller of all our desires.  
Sin is what happens when something else becomes magnetic to us. We desire it instead, as a shortcut to fulfilling our desires.
But the shortcuts cannot fulfil, they only ensnare us in an addictive spiral of diminishing returns. 
Pride - Desire for significance pulled toward self-glory. x
Greed - Desire for security pulled toward money/things. x
Lust - Desire for acceptance pulled toward consumption. x
Envy - Desire for flourishing pulled toward comparison. x
Gluttony - Desire for enjoyment pulled toward excess/addiction. x
Wrath - Desire for justice pulled toward revenge. x
Sloth - Desire for rest pulled toward avoidance. x

The desire itself isn’t evil, and the object of desire may not be either, but being pulled away from God is evil. The magnets are misplaced worship. Sin is desire pulled away from its true fulfilment. Sin means missing the mark, falling short of the glory of God. 

​So, with every “no,” God is removing a magnet, so I can receive His greater “yes,” so my heart can turn to Him again. 
Here’s a list of "No to the magnet → Yes to the desire fulfilled in Christ":
No to pride’s self-glory → Yes to significance humbly in Christ
No to greed for things → Yes to security from the Father
No to lust to have → Yes to deep acceptance as one betrothed to Jesus 
No to envy’s comparing → Yes to flourishing in gratitude for Jesus 
No to gluttony’s addiction → Yes to the pleasure of being mastered by Jesus 
No to wrath’s revenge → Yes to trusting the justice of Christ 
No to sloth’s avoidance → Yes to the rest that Jesus gives to His servants

Holiness realigns my life, submitting my life back to The Creator’s intent - filling the whole earth with His glory in Christ. Holiness causes my life to expand, to reach its proper goal. 

In ​Philippians 2, The Cross shows us the properly functioning compass: Power under control. Desire submitted. Glory through surrender. Jesus had every legitimate desire yet never misaligned them.
And He is not just our example, He is our magnetic reset.

When my heart comes near to Jesus, my desire needle steadies on Him. The only true, gentle, life-giving Fulfilment of all our deepest desires.