What are your deepest desires in life? What would you say are your top three? Take a minute to mentally list them.
Did you know that those dreams, purposes and intents are often placed in your heart by God? Now don’t go crazy, I’m not necessarily talking Beverly Hills mansions here, although God wants us to prosper in all areas of life and I’m unashamedly a huge advocate of God’s word on that. (3 John 2). But contrary to this fickle world we inhabit, material desires should not be our focus. The instruction from the Word of God us for us to ‘delight ourselves in the Lord and He will grant the desires of our heart.’ Psalm 37:4’. This answers lots of questions about people who have an abundance of riches, and then become ruined by those same riches. Money has a spiritual power attached to it. If riches are your focus, your heart will follow those riches and destroy areas of your life - it can even destroy you.
Sis? Bro? Let God have your heart. He is gentle and loving and wants His desires in your heart. That’s how they become your desires. (See Psalm 37 above). There is a plethora of promises which follow when God has our heart:
”But his delight is in the law of the LORD; And in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That bringeth forth his fruit in his season; His leaf also shall not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.“
Psalm 1:2-3 KJV
The imagery here is of lush vegetation, producing in abundance. Do you know, that if that one tree produced abundantly, then it provides for everyone around it too? That’s our loving heavenly Father’s vision not just for us, but for our communities also. That should be the very reason we want to prosper, and if you ask the Lord, He will be more than willing to help you to change your focus. The ‘law’ now is the Bible. God will lead you in ways that you and so many others too, will prosper wholesomely - not in the way of this world that leads to destruction.
So. What did you say those goals were again?
Will you put them in God’s hands today?
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