A Heart "In The Right Place"
"May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed." --Psalm 20:4
Oh yeah, baby! Every day I'll pray this prayer! God, give me the desires of my heart and let my plans succeed! Or, is there more to this than meets the eye...
The two need to be one and the same. Notice how they are joined together. David writes that he wants the desires of HIS heart and GOD'S plans to succeed. This tells me that these two things are one and the same. David has aligned his heart with God so that David's desires are God's plans.
Realigning the heart is a difficult thing. Free will, a gift of God, often leads to selfishness, stubborness, and isolation. It often leads us to think that we can do a lot of things on our own. But, through Jesus Christ, God has regenerated our hearts and realigned them for us. He's sent us his Holy Spirit, to live in our hearts and help with the process.
Good words from David tonight. We often talk about someone whose "heart is in the right place," meaning that the shortcomings of their actions don't match the goodness in their heart. There's a question for reflection: Is my "heart in the right place?" Is it seeking after God's purposes and plans for my life or does it just stop with it's own desires?
Oh yeah, baby! Every day I'll pray this prayer! God, give me the desires of my heart and let my plans succeed! Or, is there more to this than meets the eye...
The two need to be one and the same. Notice how they are joined together. David writes that he wants the desires of HIS heart and GOD'S plans to succeed. This tells me that these two things are one and the same. David has aligned his heart with God so that David's desires are God's plans.
Realigning the heart is a difficult thing. Free will, a gift of God, often leads to selfishness, stubborness, and isolation. It often leads us to think that we can do a lot of things on our own. But, through Jesus Christ, God has regenerated our hearts and realigned them for us. He's sent us his Holy Spirit, to live in our hearts and help with the process.
Good words from David tonight. We often talk about someone whose "heart is in the right place," meaning that the shortcomings of their actions don't match the goodness in their heart. There's a question for reflection: Is my "heart in the right place?" Is it seeking after God's purposes and plans for my life or does it just stop with it's own desires?
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