Desires of your Heart!

Psalm 37:4 ESV “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”

Oxford Languages defines the verb as: please (someone) greatly. The noun definition: great pleasure.

The word delight brings to me the thoughts of splashing in a pool on a hot summer day, giggles, squeals of joy, and happiness at surprises. The feeling that it’s the best day ever! Walking as tho your feet aren’t quite touching the ground.

To delight ourselves in the Lord is to pray into a relationship with him. Walking and talking with him. Sharing the beauty he has placed around us. Simply recognizing the works of his hands and allowing his love and miracles to invade our world. He is full of surprises that bring forth little sequels of joy and smiles of peace within his love.

He will give you the desires of your heart! I pondered this verse this morning. The desires of our heart must not be confused with the desires of our flesh, and there is a big difference.

The desires of our hearts if we dig deep are: love, health, peace, joy, and happiness. We long for security, trust, companionship and relationships. Protection, provision, and guidance.

VS. The desires of our flesh: toys, money, prestige, notoriety. What can I have, wanting more, never satisfied, greedy, selfishness and proud?

So, I challenge you this morning to delight yourself in the Lord and see how He showers you with the desires of your heart.

Be blessed and thank you for joining me. 😘