Week Thirty-One, 2017
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. – Psalm 37:4
It’s crazy how easily we can talk ourselves into wanting to be more, have more, and do more. And for me, it happens the most when I let the world creep in where Jesus should reside instead.
Psalm 37:4 says, “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Taking delight in the Lord means that our hearts truly find peace and fulfillment in Him. If we truly find satisfaction and worth in Christ, Scripture says He will give us the longings of our hearts. The idea behind this verse and others like it is that, when we truly rejoice or “delight” in the eternal things of God, our desires will begin to parallel His and we will never go unfulfilled.
Many delight in wealth, status, material possessions, and other temporary things of this world, but they are never satisfied. They never truly get what they want, hence the reason they are always wanting more.
Everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father, but from the world which seeks pleasure. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.
We will never be deeply fulfilled or “happy” with the things this world has to offer. But, if we place our joy and hope in God first, He will meet all of our needs.
Have you trusted God first in your life? If not do so today and receives the desires of your heart.
THOUGHT: What gives you pleasure in life? Does it come from the world or from Jesus?
PRAYER: Father God, help me to keep my eyes fixed on you and look to you and to you alone for true delight and pleasure in life.
SOMETIMES TRUE STORIES
The GROWTH key to spiritual maturity:
G – Go to God in prayer daily.
R – Read God’s Word daily.
O – Obey God moment by moment.
W – Witness for Christ by your life and word.
T – Trust God with every detail of your life.
H – The Holy Spirit – Allow Him to control and empower your daily life and witness.
QUOTES YOU CAN USE
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. Franklin Roosevelt.
The enemy is scheming to knock us down. Ken Whitten.
Wisdom from former President and General Dwight Eisenhower: “A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both”. Is that the path we are on?
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