Session 3

I will fulfill the desires of your heart

From Promises: A 30-Day Devotional

Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you
the desires of your heart.

- Psalm 37:4

Think about the last time you wanted something desperately. Maybe it was a car, an office, or the person who eventually became your spouse. We’ve all experienced longing — this sense that if we could just get that one thing our lives would be complete. But they never are, are they?

The only thing that will truly delight us, now and forever, is the Lord. His love makes us whole. And as it does, a funny thing happens. Our desires begin to change. What’s important to God becomes what’s important to us. What makes Him happy is what makes us happy.

God promises that as we keep company with Him, He holds nothing back from us. In Him, our joy is complete.

Reflect: 

• What is the desire of your heart today?
• What is the longing you are hoping that desire will fulfill?
• As we look back over our lives, we can see how God fulfilled our desires in unexpected ways or gave us something better than what we thought we wanted. What’s one way you’ve seen God fulfill a desire you didn’t know you had or answered a prayer in a way you didn’t expect?