Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psa. 37:4
Two years ago, God asked me to give Him everything, and I agreed. But I have been feeling frustrated lately. Everything seems to be going wrong, just one thing after another, over and over. And I have been discouraged that my commitment to Him did not seem to be enough to enable me to face these challenges with confidence and acceptance of God’s will.
I’m just fighting Him and struggling to make things work out the way I think they should, and making myself miserable! But I realized that I really do want to please Him. I want to be at peace with His will, but I just can’t get myself to do it! How do I accept God’s will when I have a strong will of my own?
And then the answer hit me like a ton of bricks (well, God hit me!). All I have to do is ask! How simple! And yet so hard to remember sometimes. When I first agreed to give God everything and was terrified at what He would ask, all I could think to pray over and over was, “Make me what You need me to be so I can do Your will.” And He actually did that!
Then later He led me to pray, “Make Your will my heart’s desire.” I wanted not only to do His will, but to actually desire it for myself, as if it were my own will, and to even find joy and pleasure in doing His will. And to my great surprise He actually answered that prayer too! But I had stopped praying these prayers, and I realize I need to start again.
Lord, we want Your will to be our very heart’s desire. Make us want what You want. Let Your will be our joy and delight. In Jesus name, amen.
"The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing." Zeph. 3:17
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The simplest things are the hardest to remember… but yet it is hard sometimes to remember that the gospel is actually SIMPLE – it’s US that make it so complex!
Desiring to desire God’s will! I may not desire it as much as I should – but the desire to desire it is good enough … a great place to start! (Does that make sense? Hope I didn’t confuse anyone!) Lord, I want to desire your desire for me – your will for my life!
Something I do that you might like is this: When I am struggling with something, I try and figure out what fruit of the Spirit is opposite of it. So, if I am feeling anxious, I pray for peace. When I am feeling depressed, I pray for joy, ect. It helps me a lot. :)
I thank you for the word because that’s how i was feeling i pray for god will in my life peace love for all because i want the desire of my heart in jesus name
Oh, I loved this post by the way, I think God is making your heart very beautiful.
Yes and amen!
Jenny, I wanted you to see what I wrote about your blog because I appreciate you so much …
http://warrenfamilylife.blogspot.com/2009/03/kreativ-blogger-award.html
~ Cyndi
hello Jenny,
I agree with tawny, God is making your heart beautiful in fact He already sees it that way!
God bless you Jenny
Tamela:)
i think we are all like “fighting little children”–but something i/we have to remember is we are his children–so much easier said then done huh–great post and great reminder
wen
Rob, I totally get it. God wants us to have a willing heart. Even though we can’t make ourselves do or want the right thing, we can start with a desire to please God. And He will take that desire and change the rest of our desires, which results in changing our actions too. (Okay, maybe I confused things too!) :)
Tawny, thank you for your kind words! That’s a good idea, to pray for the opposite of our struggle! Its so easy to forget that sometimes all we have to do is ask God to help us with something we are struggling with!
Cyndi, thank you! Blessings!
Tamela, thank you! Isn’t that awesome that God sees us as He sees Jesus! And He already sees us the way we will be when He is done perfecting us. It blows my mind that He thinks we are so beautiful and lovely.
Wendy, yes, we are all fighting children, aren’t we?! God has the big picture, be we don’t. So we doubt and struggle to trust Him with our little tiny view. And you are so right, we are His children. He love us soooo much, just for that reason. He understands WHY we struggle so much, why we doubt, and He is so patient as He teaches us. Praise God!
so much easier for me to “see” things in others blogs but not mine LOL–i also commented on your comment in mine–trying to do that more–blessings
wen
Wendy, isn’t that the truth! I could be struggling with doubting God’s love for myself, but if someone else asked me about God’s love for them, I would be absolutely sure that God is crazy about them! That is crazy, isn’t it! I should listen to my own advice! Blessings! Jenny
Hallelujah!!!we all get there some time sis for it is all part of our struggles as Christians and mostly obedient Children of God .
I love this part …. “Lord, we want Your will to be our very heart’s desire. Make us want what You wan”
God bless
Thanks IJ! Blessings, Jenny :)
You are welcome Sis
Godbless you
When we come to a place where we actually submit to the fact that we are so depraved that we want to do our own will instead of God’s will, and then ask God to help us do His will, it is a place of beautiful surrender. I am so glad for the circumstances that God has placed in my life that has made me absolutely 100% surrendered to His will. It’s one of the most important things we can do is be ready to submit to His leading at all times.
i thank god for all we need to keep pray for everyone so god can give us the desire of are heart
It is so beautiful to see people loving and honoring our father not only it put a smile on my face, but it put a smile on my heart. I also have that desire to do and to live by God’s will, John 14:14 Say, “You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it”.
I thank him everyday for his promise and his will, for all he has done and for all he didn’t do and thank him for what he is about to do in my wife and I lives! I thank God for everyone on here. You all are such beautiful people. Stay blessed.