Interesting thought that I’ve felt is true in my life this morning from John. He writes:
There is a very interesting line in Psalm 37. It reads, “Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart.” A lot of people interpret this verse incorrectly. They say that as long as I’m happy in God, He’ll give me everything I want – new car, hot wife, trip to California, sunny 80 degree weather for the rest of my life. Totally not the intent of that passage. What God is saying is that as we delight in Him, He changes us – we find ourselves wanting what He wants. We find ourselves desiring the things of God. That’s a very interesting way for me to take comfort in knowing that God is using even my desires to shape what my future looks like.
My desires are very different than they were in July 2003. At the end of that month is when I stopped trying to live for myself and started trying to live for God. Even though I had already had a relationship with God for about 10 years at that point, I felt a huge change in my life then. And while I haven’t understood a lot of the stuff that God has taken me through since then, I can honestly say that I am closer to God, feel better about life, and feel better about myself.