Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He
shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalm
37:4
Your relationship with
God ought to bring you more joy, satisfaction, and pleasure than any other
relationship, activity, or material possession you have. Scripture exhorts you
to delight yourself in the Lord, finding your greatest pleasure in God and the
things dear to His heart.
How can you find
pleasure in what God enjoys? Only as you spend time with Him will you begin to
take delight in the things God loves. As you spend intimate time with God and
allow Him to show you your situation from His perspective, you will begin to
see things as God sees them. As you adjust yourself to God, your heart will
begin to desire the same things God’s heart desires. When you pray, you will
find yourself asking for the very things God desires. Matters foremost on God’s
heart will be preeminent in yours. Your first request in prayer will not be for
yourself, but for God’s name to be exalted and His kingdom to be extended (Matt.
6:9-10).
Pray
then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your
kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:9-10
Have you been asking God to give you the
desires of your heart without first seeking to understand what is on His heart?
God places this important requirement for those who pray: that we seek His
priorities and make them our own. This great qualifier prevents us from asking
out of selfishness. As we find joy in the Lord, we will see what is truly
important, and we will long for these things as the Father does.
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