The Desires of the Heart

PSALMTEN:3 & 4

He (the wicked man) boasts of the cravings of his heart…
In his pride the wicked does not seek him (God);
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.

The wicked are selfish – looking only for the desires of their hearts. I have often struggled with this, with putting my heart before anything else [especially God].

My wife has a great saying, “The Lord gives you the desires of your heart.” Unfortunately it is easy to misconstrue this statement. In my soul and flesh this idea is entirely incorrect – why would God ful fill my desires for myself? Unless…

Unless our heart’s cry is for God’s heart – then it is not about God fulfilling our desires, but about us adapting to God’s desires.

When it is about our heart’s cravings, it comes out emotional and physical – we become needy, which leads to self-reliance or overtly others dependent, which leads to defiance of God and others – quite the opposite of the Greatest Commandments.

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