Desires of Our Hearts
Does God Really Give Us the Desires of Our Hearts?
Kathleen Hardaway - Contributing Writer
"Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and
enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the
desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do
this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your
cause like the noonday sun. Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for
him"
(Psalm 37:5-7a, NIV).
Does God truly give you the desires of your heart?
As a single have you ever asked the question,
"If God gives me the desires of my
heart, why am I still single?"
Of all the questions I've been asked, this is probably the
number one question.
To understand this Scripture fully, it's important to put it
in context.
"Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and
enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the
desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do
this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your
cause like the noonday sun. Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for
him" (Psalm 37:5-7a, NIV).
Today, if you're struggling in your singleness, don't lose
heart. These verses are key in helping you with your frustration of being
single.
Is your delight, your joy, in the Lord? This is vital for
anyone to have true joy.
The first 20 years of my life I put much of my joy in my
boyfriends. My mood swings went from high to low depending on how a
relationship was going.
I later realized my joy was in a man, not in my relationship
with the Lord.
Our delight must be
first in the Lord. It must be priority in our lives.
Second, are you "trusting in Him
and doing good?"
Countless singles are doing their own thing, not trusting in Him, much less
doing good.
Many are dating unbelievers and choosing an impure
lifestyle.
God says, "Blessed
are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (Matthew
5:8).
If you want a blessed
life, then it must be a pure life.
Later in these verses David writes, "Commit your way to the Lord and trust in Him."
Continue to tell the
Lord you want His way, not your way.
Never ever try to make a relationship happen. Far too many
singles are doing this only to end up heartbroken.
We are also commanded
to be still and to wait on Him.
Waiting is a difficult thing to do. At times it gets long
and it may seem too hard.
Often singles cannot endure the waiting and they rush into a
wrong marriage.
Wait. Keep waiting. Don't rush.
My friend, if you are truly delighting in Him, trusting in
Him, committing your way to Him, and waiting on Him, yes, He will give you the
desires of your heart.
Scripture tells us He
will. But God's timing may not be your timing.
Have you come to the end of yourself and truly asked the
Lord to change your desires if they're not His desires? I have done this in my
own life.
Today I'm still single, but never thought I could be happy
if I was not married. My desires have changed.
If the Lord brings me a husband, then I feel quite sure my
desires will change again.
The key to the Christian life, single or married, is
trusting and obeying.
How very, very true the famous hymn
writer was when he penned the words "Trust and obey
for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey" (John
H. Sammis).
I'm not saying it's easy. I'm not saying there will not be
times of loneliness. I'm not saying that you don't ever wonder why you're still
single.
But I am saying you will never ever be sorry for trusting, obeying, and waiting on the Lord.
Does God give you the desires of your heart? Yes, and even
more. It may be different plans or desires than you ever thought you wanted.
He has extraordinary
plans when you simply put Him first in your life.
"Now to Him who is able to do far
more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that
works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all
generations forever and ever. Amen" (Ephesians
3:20-21, NASB).
Would you
want to have a deeper relationship with God?
God has
made it possible for you to know Him and experience an amazing change in
your own life by receiving His Son, Jesus Christ, and have eternal life.
Say the
following prayer:
“Father God, I confess I am
a sinner and my sins have separated me from You.
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1 When we walk with the Lordin the light of his word,
what a glory he sheds on our way!
While we do his good will,
he abides with us still,
and with all who will trust and obey.
Refrain:
Trust and obey, for there's no other way
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
Trust and obey, for there's no other way
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
2 Not a burden we bear,not a sorrow we share,
but our toil he doth richly repay;
not a grief or a loss,
not a frown or a cross,
but is blest if we trust and obey.
[Refrain]
3 But we never can prove
the delights of his love
until all on the altar we lay;
for the favor he shows,
for the joy he bestows,
are for them who will trust and obey.
[Refrain]
the delights of his love
until all on the altar we lay;
for the favor he shows,
for the joy he bestows,
are for them who will trust and obey.
[Refrain]
4 Then in fellowship sweet
we will sit at his feet,
or we'll walk by his side in the way;
what he says we will do,
where he sends we will go;
never fear, only trust and obey.
[Refrain]
we will sit at his feet,
or we'll walk by his side in the way;
what he says we will do,
where he sends we will go;
never fear, only trust and obey.
[Refrain]
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