Delight yourself in God and get "the desires of your heart!"

“Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4 ESV)

What if my desires are wrong, then what? 

When I first saw the above verse in the Bible, I was shocked at what it said, that you'd get the desires of your heart by simply delighting yourself in God. I thought, “What if my desires are selfish? What if I desire something sinful? Would God still give them to me?” Then, I  discovered something very surprising about this promise. When you truly delight yourself in God, something miraculous happens. God changes your desires and you end up desiring what He desires for you. It's a wonderful process.

It's an often mentioned subject

The Bible has a lot to say on the subject of delighting and pleasing God. According Baker’s Bible dictionary the idea of delight occurs approximately 110 times in Scripture in various forms. The related concept of "please" occurs about 350 times.

Jesus, as our supreme example, took great delight in honoring and obeying his Father

“The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him." (John 8:29 NIV)

And what pleases (delights) Him, should also delight us as well!

“So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.” (2 Cor. 5:9 NIV)

And it makes us joyful!

“Praise the LORD! How joyful are those who fear the LORD and delight in obeying his commands.” (Psalm 112:1 NLT)