Psalm 37:4 NKJV Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
How do we DEVELOP the right DESIRES?
Ezekiel 11:19-20 NIV 19 I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. 20 Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God.
DESIRE to learn X WILLINGNESS to change = your level of TEACHABILITY
2. God wants to GIVE you good things so He can TEACH you about His goodness. "Everything worthwhile is uphill." - John Maxwell
3. FAITHFULNESS isn’t always FUN, but OBEDIENCE leads to FRUITFULNESS
Psalm 37:3 NKJV“Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
John 15:5-8 NIV5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
“It’s true that I was 44 when we opened our first Walmart in 1962…and like most other overnight successes, it was about 20 years in the making.” ~ Sam Walton
4. God is not protecting your PLAN; He's protecting His PROMISES.
Psalm 37:5 NKJV Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.”
God doesn’t want to simply live up to your EXPECTATIONS; He wants to EXCEED them!
Hebrews 10:23 NIV“ Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”
Psalm 51:10-12 GNT Create a pure heart in me, O God, and put a new and loyal spirit in me.
