God Desires

Posted on October 20, 2014

Desires come from the heart. They seem to be shaped from a combination of experiences, purpose, talent and inspiration from the world we live in and shaped by influencers that grab our heart. Described as “to wish or long for; crave, covet; to ask for; request,” desires can lead us in many directions.

King David prayed in the Book of Psalms for God to teach him to live wisely by making him aware of the brevity of life on earth.

“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12)

Living a life focused on God Desires can save us from wasting a ton of time chasing after the wrong desires. Pursuing a desire that does not align with God’s best for our lives prevents us from experiencing and fulfilling our highest purpose in this life. In the end we want to be able to proclaim as Jesus did to His Father in heaven when His end was near in the Book of John:

“I glorified You on earth, having accomplished the work that You gave Me to do.” (John 17:4)

How can we know that our desires are God desires? We can begin by following His instruction to delight ourselves in Him, to give great joy or pleasure in desiring to know Him and learning about all His ways. When we decide to shape our lives around this encouragement God promises to give us desires that lead us toward accomplishing the deepest desires of our heart and His. This is the joy of purpose living!

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalm 37:4)