The Desires of the Heart
As I was talking to the Lord about a situation we are dealing with, where plans just aren't going the way we'd hoped, the Holy Spirit showed me some things that just really hit me right where I needed it. So I thought I'd share them with you...
When we delight ourselves in the Lord...not only does He give us the desires of our heart, but the desires of our heart come from our delight in the Lord. Or to say it another way... When we delight in the Lord, God creates in us the "desires of our heart" - the very desires of our heart stem from our delight in HIM...then God grants us the desire of our heart, because they not only are our desires, they are God's desires...they align with His heart!!
"Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart."
(Psalm 36:4)
The desires of our hearts, guides us as we make plans for the future (these are big picture plans). However, it is required that we truly lean on and depend on the Lord, staying close to God...because not only do our desires come from our delight in Him, but we can't be lead by Him (in the fine details) if we are far from Him. We must delight in Him and then continually remain close to Him to allow Him to lead us in each and every step we take.
"A man’s heart plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps"
(Proverbs 16:9)
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct[ your paths."
(Proverbs 3:5-6)
Our God is more than able. There is nothing impossible with God. But He requires that we are dependent on Him. Sometimes things look impossible for one reason, that reason is that God wants to step in and do the impossible, so that we will see how great and powerful He truly is.
"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works in us,"
(Ephesians 3:20)
"But Jesus looked at them and said to them,
'With men this is impossible,
but with God all things are possible.'”
(Matthew 19:26)
When things look impossible...that is when God says,
"With man, this is impossible, but for the great I AM, all things are possible!"
GOD IS SO GOOD!!!!
