Psalm 37:4 has been a verse I have been trying to fashion my life on. The Psalmist says,"Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart’s desires."
My relationship with God, if my heart is right, will bring me more joy, satisfaction, and pleasure than any other relationship, activity, or material possession that I have. Scripture exhorts us to delight ourselves in the Lord, finding our greatest pleasure in God and the things dear to His heart.
The way you find this pleasure is to spend time with Him. 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).
I cannot ask God to give me the desires of my heart without first seeking to understand what is on His, and making them my 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.
Oh, by the way, others will notice this as well.
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