Delight, trust, commit and receive

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.” (Psalm 37:4-6 ESV)

When I first read the above passage which said God will give you “the desires of your heart”, I thought, “Wow! How can that be? My desires are usually self-centered, to say the least.” The passage seemed to be saying that I could have anything my heart desired! But, upon examining the passage more closely I saw that It included some conditions: Commit your way to the Lord and trust in Him. And add these two things to the first part of the passage which says “delight yourself in the Lord.” This process does something remarkable to one’s desires, they transform into what God wants! Therefore, when He gives you the desires of your heart, they are in line with what He wants you to have.

Trust with all your heart

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. (Prov. 3:5-6)

Strength and help

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.” (Psalm 28:7 ESV)

Therefore…

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” (Jer. 17:7-8 WSV)