Psalm
37:4
Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires
of your heart.
The
Desires of Your Heart
Your
relationship with God ought to bring you more joy, satisfaction, and
pleasure than any other relationship, activity, or material
possession you have. Scripture exhorts you to delight yourself in
the Lord, finding your greatest pleasure in God and the things dear
to His heart.
How
can you find pleasure in what God enjoys? Only as you spend time
with Him will you begin to take delight in the things God loves. As
you spend intimate time with God and allow Him to show you your
situation from His perspective, you will begin to see things as God
sees them. As you adjust yourself to God, your heart will begin to
desire the same things God’s heart desires. Matters foremost on
God’s heart will be preeminent in yours. Your first request in
prayer will not be for yourself, but for God’s name to be exalted
and His kingdom to be extended (Matthew 6:9-10).
Have
you been asking God to give you the desires of your heart without
first seeking to understand what is on His heart? God places this
important requirement for those who pray: that we seek His priorities
and make them our own. This great qualifier prevents us from asking
out of selfishness. As we find joy in the Lord, we will see what is
truly important, and we will long for these things as the Father
does.
Dear
God, Open my eyes, that I may see glimpses of truth Thou hast for me,
open my ears, that I may hear voices of truth Thou sendest clear,
open my mouth, and let me bear gladly the warm truth everywhere, in
Jesus' name. Amen.
Rosy
M. Latimore
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