Hearts Desire!

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

What is it that you desire most? Is it a new job, car, home or is it to find a person that you can spend    the rest of your life with? Do you know that God wants to fulfill the desires of your heart? In fact, God will give you the desires of your heart but there is a caveat to that promise. You see context matters.

If you look at the first two verses of Psalm 37 you will notice that we are not to fret over those who do evil or be envious of them, “for they will soon fade like the grass.” Then notice what the psalmist write in verses 3–6. Christians are to, trust in the Lord and    do good, commit your way to the Lord, and trust     in him. When you act in such a manner you are      being obedient to what God wants from believers. God wants our obedience (1 Samuel 15:22). As      you become more obedient you will find yourself delighting in the Lord more and more.  Notice the pattern here, the more we commit our ways to God and trust in Him, the more he will give us growth in righteousness, which leads to more faith in God.

God is the one who ultimately changes our  desires  because  without Him the heart  is desperately    wicked and deceitful. He replaces the evil with    good and sets our hearts on the path toward Him, removing our own desires and replacing them with His. This only happens when we come to Him in     repentance and accept the gift of salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ. Before you came to Christ it was all about you and your selfish desires.

As you grow in your faith your heart’s desire will be to please and serve God.  When this happens God grants the desire of your heart.

Your shepherd,

Pastor Mark