Hey, Y'all,
So I ran across this text and a funny thing happened: I read it, but it didn't sit well with me; so I read it again, and interestingly, I heard something different when I read it that second time.
Here's the text:
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart."
Psalm 37:4
In all honesty it annoyed me a little bit that first time through. I think we're all big boys and girls and know that it's patently absurd to chronically expect to get what we want; sounded a little too "God is Santa Claus" to me. So I read it again (a couple of times :-) and this is what it sounded like:
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will change the desires of your heart."
So I read it again:
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will change the desires of your heart."
And once more:
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will change the desires of your heart."
That kind of made me sit up a little straighter. He will, wait, He has, He does, give me the desires of my heart. It's entirely possible that if I'm still thinking that I'd be better off with a giant estate or a better car, I can't quite see it that way. Maybe my desires need refining (or outright correction).
Another version of the text says that He'll give me "the secret petitions of my heart" if I find in Him my delight. Which got me thinking: what does that look like? How do I delight myself in the Lord? And is it possible that I've already received those "petitions of my heart" (and more) but I am only truly aware of it when He's actively influencing my understanding of "reality"? And what do I have rattling around in that part of my heart? What do I need to discuss further with Him? What (else) does He need to be made Lord over?
How 'bout you? Anything come to mind?
You've been prayed for today...
So I ran across this text and a funny thing happened: I read it, but it didn't sit well with me; so I read it again, and interestingly, I heard something different when I read it that second time.
Here's the text:
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart."
Psalm 37:4
In all honesty it annoyed me a little bit that first time through. I think we're all big boys and girls and know that it's patently absurd to chronically expect to get what we want; sounded a little too "God is Santa Claus" to me. So I read it again (a couple of times :-) and this is what it sounded like:
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will change the desires of your heart."
So I read it again:
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will change the desires of your heart."
And once more:
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will change the desires of your heart."
That kind of made me sit up a little straighter. He will, wait, He has, He does, give me the desires of my heart. It's entirely possible that if I'm still thinking that I'd be better off with a giant estate or a better car, I can't quite see it that way. Maybe my desires need refining (or outright correction).
Another version of the text says that He'll give me "the secret petitions of my heart" if I find in Him my delight. Which got me thinking: what does that look like? How do I delight myself in the Lord? And is it possible that I've already received those "petitions of my heart" (and more) but I am only truly aware of it when He's actively influencing my understanding of "reality"? And what do I have rattling around in that part of my heart? What do I need to discuss further with Him? What (else) does He need to be made Lord over?
How 'bout you? Anything come to mind?
You've been prayed for today...
