Psalms 37:4 says "Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart."
When you read that, sometimes we take it like God will give us all that we want, all that our heart desires. Jesus said in John 14 "whatever you ask in My name I will do" Then in John 15 Jesus said "you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you". See the more we have fellowship with Jesus and the more we abide in Him, as John 15 states, we will begin to have the same desires as Christ. We will be conforming to the image of Christ, so we will be asking and desiring the things that Christ would be. When we present our request before God they will be more inline with what Christ would be seeking.
When we "delight" ourselves with Jesus, He will "give" you your desires. I take it like Jesus Himself with place in your heart, your desires, what you long for, what you yearn for. Delight yourselves today in Him, open His word and let Him speak to you today. He is so faithful.
He is faithful! Thanks for the encouraging words, Ryan. I am praying that all goes well in these last couple of months stateside.
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Thanks Lisa, we appreciate the prayers so much.
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