THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART

Proclamation:

“Delight yourself in The Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.  Commit your way to The Lord; trust in Him and He will do this.” Psalm 37:4-5 (NIV)

Explanation:

These are The Holy Spirit inspired words of King David as he addresses the inheritance of the righteous versus the calamity which will befall evil doers.  He said that the evil men will be cut down like grass and will wither away. (Psalm 37:1-2)  Those who commit themselves to The Lord, follow Him, trust Him, and delight in Him will be given the desires of their heart.

Application:

If you are not getting what you want out of life, maybe it is because you want the wrong things.  If your prayers are not being answered, maybe it is because you are asking for the wrong things.  While talking to His disciples directly, and to the surrounding crowd indirectly, during His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7-8)  However, this will only happen if what we want will give God glory. (James 4:2-3)  This will also only happen for those who believe in Him, delight in Him, commit to Him, and trust in Him.  To those who get great pleasure in talking to Him, learning more about Him, and in reading His Holy Word will He give the desires of their heart.  The non-believers and evil doers who call upon The Lord will be told to depart from Him. (Matthew 7:23)  Believers who love Him and want to give God glory will be blessed with the desires of their heart.

For The Love Of Money

"But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs." 1 Timothy 6:8-10 (NIV)

There is nothing wrong with money, or having lots of it. The problem is the love of money, the things that people do in pursuit of money, and the things that people do with it when they have excessive amounts of it. Money is a tool to be used for the glory of God. It is the means to an end, and not the end itself. It is not to be horded, but the shared with the less fortunate or used to help them after we take care of our basic needs and the needs of our family.

Some of us will never have a large sum of money because The Good Lord knows that we would not know how to handle it. Most of us have not been good stewards over the few things that God has put us in charge over. We must first learn to be faithful over what we have before we can expect God to give us more. As Jesus taught us in the parable of the talents, "His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord." Matthew 25:21

Don't let the love of money ruin your life. Pray for God's help, guidance and direction in all of your pursuits, including the pursuit of money. And pray that you will be a good steward over what He has given you, and over what He will give you in the future.

Don't Let Go And Don't Look Back

"It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in The Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of The Word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to public disgrace." Hebrews 6:4-6 (NIV)

If a person has received The Word of God and then rejects it, and returns to their previous philosophies and beliefs, they will not be forgiven for their severe unfaithfulness. "It is impossible for those ... to be brought back to repentance..."

Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God." Luke 9:62 (NIV) Once we accept Christ as our personal Savior, we may mess up on occasion, but there is no letting go, no looking back wanting the past, and no turning back. We may remember the sinful things that we did, but there is no wanting to return to our previous non-Christian beliefs. Don't let go of God, and don't look back.

Remember Lot's wife, when The Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah for their wicked ways, she looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. Genesis 19:24-26 (NIV) Her problem was not just looking back, but longing for what she had left behind.

There is a cost for following Jesus. We must let go of our previous beliefs and lifestyles.

God Is Always With Us

"The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them. The Lord watches over all who love Him, but the wicked He will destroy." Psalms 145:18-20 (NIV)

We are never alone, God is always with us and He watches over us. To those of us who love Him, He fulfills our desires, hears our cry, and He saves us. He keeps us from all hurt and harm; and protects us from dangers seen and unseen.

We ought to thank God for all that He has done for us, is doing for us, and what He will do for us.

Delight Thyself In The Lord And Get Your Desires

"Delight thyself also in The Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto The Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass." Psalms 37:4-5

When we find joy in The Lord and in reading The Word of God, He will give us what our heart desires because we will want that which is right for ourselves and others and that which gives Him glory.

We need to be committed to doing things His way. When we trust in Him, He will provide for us the desires of our heart.

The Desires of Your Heart

Not getting what you want out of life? Maybe that is because you want the wrong things.

"Delight thyself also in The Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto The Lord; trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass." Psalms 37:4-5

To "delight thyself in The Lord" is to take great pleasure in Him; to get great joy and satisfaction from Him. Does thinking about The Lord and reading His Holy Word give you great joy and great satisfaction?

He will give you what your heart desires because it you delight yourself in The Lord and trust in Him, then what your heart desires will be the right things for yourself and for others.