Psalm 37:4 Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Over the last twenty one plus years I have found this verse to be very true. It’s a Bible verse that I have gone to and read many times. Especially when there was something I really wanted. The problem is waiting for the perfect timing, God’s timing. That timing when God said “I hear you and when the timing is right with me I will give you the desires of your heart”.
For example. I actually have three examples.
Example 1: Before I met my husband I really, really, really wanted a boyfriend. But nothing was happening. I knew a bunch of boys, but none of them wanted to be my boyfriend. I was starting to think there was something wrong with me. Maybe I wasn’t pretty enough or something. I had no clue what the problem was. Then one day my mom told me when I least expected I would meet that one special guy. I thought she was crazy. Then I read Psalm 37:4 and I prayed and I waited. It took some time, but in God’s timing I did finally meet that special guy and he not only became my boyfriend but he also eventually became my husband. The man I am in love with today.
Example 2: After my husband and I got married we decided to start having a family right away. Sadly things didn’t go exactly the way we thought they would when having babies. Yes, we do have three children, but during that process of trying to have a family we also had three miscarriages. Those miscarriages were devastating. After my third miscarriage I didn’t know what to do. We wanted to have another baby so much, but at the same time we were scared of loosing another baby. That’s when I looked to Psalm 37:4 again and prayed. God new how much we/I wanted another baby. And once again in His perfect timing He gave me the desires of my heart.
Example 3: For years, and I do mean years, I wanted to go to Ireland. It was a huge dream of mine. Problem with that was I have always been afraid to fly over a large body of water. In order to get to Ireland I would need to fly over a large body of water. Because of that and no passport that dream was put on hold for many, many years. Not to long ago my family and I were able to get our passports. That was a start to my dreams coming true. We still needed to wait till the beginning of this Summer for our trip to Ireland, but we made it. I faced my fears, flew over the Atlantic Ocean and God gave me the desires of my heart. That trip was so worth the wait!
We were only able to stay in Ireland for a week, but what a week it was. It was truly the best vacation I ever had and I can’t wait to go back. I also really want to visit England now. Guess what? You got it, I have to wait.
Here’s the thing I have noticed about my desires. I pray about them. I ask God to provide a way for me to have them. And I wait. I have to say that waiting time is hard. But it is worth it. I have already started asking God to provide my family and I with the funds we need to go back to Ireland and see England. I know He will give me the desires of my heart. I also know I have to wait for His perfect timing.
