September 14 2011

Your Desires


Reading: Psalm 37:4, Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Have you ever been speaking to someone and you realize after you’re done and they respond that they only heard what they wanted to hear? Dessert tends to be a wonderful time in our home. The glee and enthusiasm that the kids have when it is time for dessert is pretty entertaining. But, we have a rule in our house that you need to finish your dinner before you get dessert. It’s amazing how, no matter how many times you say it, kids seem to only hear that “there’s dessert!” Then, the meltdown begins when they realize that they’re not going to get dessert because they didn’t finish their food. Oh, how easy it would be to be a parent, if every dinner was simply dessert. I’m sure your thoughts are the same as mine. What a crazy world we would live in if kids only ate dessert. Funny thing is, we tend to do the same thing with God. We may not have Psalm 37:4 memorized but what we remember is, “I know the Bible says, the Lord will give you the desires of your heart.” We remember and tend to expect the dessert but forget about the main course. This is why and when it becomes a promise to come: God knows us. He knows that if we find our delight in God, our desires will change. For example, you may have the desire to own a brand new Corvette and you may wonder why God isn’t giving this to you because it’s a desire of your heart. When you find your delight in God, this desire fades. When you delight in the Lord, you will find that your desires become what the Lord has for you, not what the Lord can give you.

How can you find your happiness (“delight”) in the Lord today?


What are some things that you foresee that may take your happiness away today, and how can you give that over to God to find your happiness in Him?




REVIEW

Were you able to find your happiness in the Lord today, if so, how?


Were you able to find victory in maintaining your joy in the Lord through the foreseen struggles, if so, how?