The Desire Of My Heart

I used to have a one-sided understanding of ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37‬:‭4‬, “Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.” I always thought it only meant that God would answer our prayers and petitions and give us what we desire. But the more I seek the Lord, the more I realize that He puts His desires in us, so our petitions line up with His perfect will. 

Now I find myself asking God to fill me with His desires. He desires to give us a hope and a future. He desires for us to walk in perfect peace. The more we seek His heart, the more we let go of fleshly desires. The petitions of our hearts are no longer earthly and carnal.  Our petitions become a yearning for more of God’s presence. We desire to be closer to Him. 

Prayer

Heavenly Father, fill me with Your heart’s desire. I want everything that You want for me. I want my heart to be one with Yours.