Desires

"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." ~Psalm 37:4

Don't stop dreaming or desiring coz...

"For it is I (God) who gave you those desires." ~Philippians 2:13 (Father's love letter version)

"For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him." ~Philippians 2:13 (NLT Version)

"God is working in you. He wants your plans and your acts to be in keeping with His good purpose." ~Philippians 2:13 (New International Reader's Version)

We all have dreams..the question is..are they in line with God's dreams for our lives?

As the first above stated verse commands, "Delight yourself in the Lord..." meaning be contented with God alone and take joy in Him. Delight, in the dictionary, has synonyms such as contentment, joy, happiness, satisfaction, gladness, ecstasy and gratification. "Delight yourself in the Lord..." doesn't have exemptions. It doesn't say delight yourself in the Lord and money or delight yourself in the Lord and sex or delight yourself in the Lord and your bf/gf. It clearly states to just merely "Delight yourself in the Lord..." and what? He promises us something, right? It says, "...and He will give you the desires of your heart." If you are contented in God alone, everything will follow (true love, real friendship, money, sex and so much more). Sex is sacred and a gift from God. Sex is different from lust. I won't dig into that though as it is not my topic. hahaha! So there are no exceptions. It says "...desires of your heart." All of your desires!

BUT...the next verse (Philippians 2:13) would support it. FLL version says, God gave us those desires meaning He puts them in you and He knows what to do with them. Those desires will either fail you to learn and mature spiritually or flourish you to glorify God alone. Both outcomes are only for God's glory. Why only for God's glory? Why not for our own happiness or selfish ambitions? Well, the NLT and NIR versions would clarify that. God is working in you. Not for you to be famous or be lifted up in the earth. It apparently says, "...giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him." meaning those desires and power is for Him to be pleased. You might think our God is selfish. Well, don't start thinking about that coz the NIR version says, "...He wants your plans and your acts to be in keeping with His good purpose." meaning He has a good purpose for our lives. It doesn't say bad. It says "good." Understand? Say it with me. Good! hahaha! He has plans and a purpose for our lives. Aren't you thrilled with that? It excites me! The KING of the whole universe has a GOOD purpose for all of us. Yay! Rejoice in that! Of course, for all these to happen, He needs your desires to be in line with His desires for you. All you need to do is wait, listen and obey.

I therefore conclude that we should delight in our Lord and He will give us the desires of our hearts because those desires are for His pleasure that we may receive His good purpose in our lives. Don't be afraid. He knows your future and He only wants what's BEST for you...BUT...what do you have to do first? "DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD!"