JULY 11, 2023
Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you
the desires of your heart.
I Will Give You the Desires of Your Heart
When was the last time you wanted something
desperately. Maybe it was a vehicle, a house, a vacation, or the person who
eventually became your spouse. We’ve all experienced longing, this sense that
if we could just get that one thing our lives would be complete. You know what
I am talking about I am certain. But our lives are never complete after we
obtain the “one thing” are they?
The Bible tells us why we are never complete with
the “one thing”, it is because the only “ONE THING” that will truly delight us,
now and forever, is a relationship with God, our Creator. It is this relationship that makes
us whole, that completes us. As we grow in our relationship with God, we notice
a very interesting development. Our
desires begin to change. What is important to God becomes important to us. The things
that please God become the things that give us great joy.
Jesus said, "Seek First the Kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you." You see the Vehicle, the house, the vacation, the life partner, are all good things and worth working toward, they just are not the ONE THING.
Our verse today teaches us that God promises that
as we make space to commune with Him, God holds nothing back from us. In Him, our joy is
complete. Another Good News promise!
REFLECT
- What is the desire of your heart today?
- What is the longing you are hoping that desire will fulfill?
- As we look back over our lives, we can see how God fulfilled our
desires in unexpected ways or gave us something better than what we
thought we wanted. What’s one way you’ve seen God fulfill a desire you
didn’t know you had or answered a prayer in a way you didn’t expect?
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