Psalm 37:4– Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Many times as a young girl, I heard this verse repeatedly; sometimes it was in relation to getting a baby, a husband or a boyfriend. However, as I study God’s word and grow to know Him more and more, I have realized that this verse is not what most think it is.
When a new phone is released whether it is, Samsung or iPhone, so many people with perfectly good phones clamor and run to get in ridiculously long lines to get the next updated phone.
There may be a new season added to your favorite show and you can hardly wait to get home to start binge-watching.
There are others who long to be noticed and loved by their parents or children, others who are waiting, some patiently others impatiently for a letter of acceptance to college, a job or project.
The desires of the heart are unique to everyone. What I desire and long for might not be what you really want.
Nevertheless, did you notice anything in particular about all the different desires mentioned above? What they all have in common is simply that all of the desires that we usually have are earthly.
Well, I want to be financially stable so that my children do not have to work as hard as I did. I want to be rich so that I do not have to work a 9-5 anymore.
