"Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart." Psalm 37:4
That verse is a favorite among most every Christian. We love to hear how God will give us those things we desire. We believe God for a new car, a new house, a new job and the list goes on and on. Our foundation for having faith enough to believe for those things is Psalm 37:4 "and he SHALL give you the desires of thine heart." There is something highly energizing about a "name it and claim it" sort of faith. It is easy to go around telling people what God is going to do because you "claimed it." After all you are just holding God to His Word, because we are good, happy Christians and we delight in participating in the things of the church and of God then "he SHALL give me the desires of my heart." So any day now that new car is going to be pulled into your drive or that new job will come to fruition because that is your desire.
Let me share with you the next verse. "Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass." Psalm 37:5. Perhaps your response to that verse is, "Whoa there... what do you mean commit? I am not prepared to make a commitment about this. No, all we have to do it be happy with God and He will give us what we want. That is what it says and that it what I am counting on." Committing your ways to God is more than just getting a good feeling about going to church or giving a few bucks to that homeless person down the street. Committing to God is surrendering ourselves to Him. When we commit our ways to God then our desires will naturally become transformed. Our desires will start looking more like God's desires when we are fully committing our ways to him. After we have committed our ways to him then just trust Him. Lean into His presence and be confident that He will fulfill that which He promised.
"Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give the the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass." Psalm 37:4-5
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