Sometimes when I read this verse I think, "Okay, God, I love you, so what about all these desires that are unfulfilled?" New desires spring up all the time for me to experience new things....some I may never experience, but not because God let me down. Some of my desires might be contrary to His will for me....some might not be the BEST even though I think so and strive toward them... Sometimes when I long for something and have struggled over it for a while with God, I realize that even if I never get it, He has given me a lesson in longing (and probably protected me from my own carelessness)....and do I long for His presence like that?
I've always liked the way C.S. Lewis states it in this quote:
I easily forget there are two parts to the verse about the desires of my heart. I focus on the desires of my heart so often and want GOD to grant those things, but what about getting lost in delighting in the LORD? Delight and desire are connected.....I desire what I delight in and, in turn, I delight in that desire being fulfilled.....If we want to get NERDY again....I think GOD is kind-of giving us an equation in that verse....we are to solve for x (which is the desire of our hearts)....and He is showing us that the answer lies where we delight....and, really, the only totally satisfying fulfillment to our desires will be found in choosing to delight in Him.
We Delight
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