Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
-psalms 37:4-
The desires of my heart. What are the desires of my heart?
To encounter the Lord in the midst of my messiness.
To experience his love, even in the midst of my brokenness.
To walk intimately with him and to be able to respond to his love.
I find this verse to be amusing; indeed, for me, the desires of my heart are tantamount to delighting myself in him. Why then does this verse present itself as an if-then statement? Reprioritization of our desires i.e. the act of desiring him above comfort, stability, materialism, etc., can only result in our hearts being filled and more. He beckons us to encounter him and he promises to satisfy the inner void. Sometimes, we just need to encounter him to realize that he was always the greatest and deepest desire of our hearts.
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