Delight Yourself in the Lord
Psalms 37:4
Delight thyself
also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
At first glance this scripture is the delight of all of our wants. Doesn't
the Bible tell us that our fondest dreams are just a God thought away?
Under the guidance of many spiritual leaders this has been highlighted as a the
perfect scripture, when exercised in faith, to bring our secret desires to life.
It has in fact been the basis for many disappointments and frustrations.
God is not a genie in a box that is waiting for our command - to fulfill our
wildest dreams. He is God and we are to fulfill His.
A proper rendering of this passage would certainly be beneficial to the discovery of its intent. This is a garden passage. It is a call to meet Him in a quiet place and commune with Him in private, such as Christ did in the Garden of Gethsemane. When our lives are so in harmony with our Savior that our only goal is to see Him face to face, then this oneness produces the likeness of Jesus in our earthen vessel. Our delight is the Lord, and Him alone.
Out of this great union of man and God comes a change of heart. We no longer are driven to the stuff of this world, but are more hungry for the things of God's heart. His heart becomes ours and His desires are implanted in us. He thus gives us the desires of our heart that we were intended to have before they are muddied by the selfishness and fleshiness of our sinful thinking.
When all is said and done, isn't doing His will and living His desires our true goal in life. Why not begin today? Talk to the Lord and say, "Lord show me your heart and let me dream your dreams". Living our His dreams is far more exciting than trying to live ours. Adventure begins at the heart of God.