On Day 78, I talked about the ABCs of "Delighting yourself in the Lord." This is an encouragement to us Believers, to be Happy and Enthusiastic about God, who He is, and what He's doing in our lives! Those ABCs depicted many of the ways "delight" is manifested in my everyday life. Now let's move to the second part of that verse... (Psalm 37:4)
"And He will give you the desires of your heart"
This is what is sometimes referred to as a conditional promise. If I do the first part (Delight myself in the Lord), then God will do the second part (Give me the desires of my heart). So just what are the desires of my heart?
Some people will define "desires" as
* Wishes, Wants and Fancies
of the heart.
Ok... so God sometimes does that...
but let's go deeper.
* Goals and Aspirations,
* Things that they long to achieve
or possess in life,
* Hopes and Dreams.
And God sometimes does that...
but let's go deeper still.
Some people will define "desires" as
* Longings of the Soul,
* Cravings of the Heart,
* and a Hungering beyond measure.
Yes! God sometimes does that.
But lately, God has given me a new revelation.
I, personally, am defining these "desires" as
The detailed manifestations of God's perfect plan in my life.
I so crave for God to
empty me of myself,
and fill me with His Spirit,
using me to the fullest degree
to accomplish His will
in and through me,
that I might show up in Heaven one day,
having fully exhausted
all I've been given,
according to His plan,
and for His glory!
Oh my, What are these RED SHOES doing to me?
My perspective is changing... Do you think?
So I'm sharing all this because yesterday, God brought me even deeper with this. Is that even possible? Deeper? As I was sitting in that church last night, waiting for the service to begin, I didn't quite know what to do with myself. As I mentioned, I don't really know people there. The atmosphere was just crazy wonderful. There was a sense of expectancy... for God to show... for miracles to take place... for lives to be powerfully touched! I was perfectly content in my spirit, and decided to just close my eyes for a few moments and think about how great God is. Sounds simple enough, right?
It's amazing what happens when you shut your eyes. All of the distractions immediately get cut off! With that, the Spirit of Expectancy seemed to multiply 100 times. I found myself being drawn to that Secret Place.
And that's when I saw it!
I'll call it a vision, a picture divinely planted in my mind. One of my children was standing in the Presence of God and His Hand was upon her... His favor covering her like a blanket. He spoke to me in that moment.
He told me that He knew that my heart's desire for His Plan to be fulfilled in my life extended to the lives of my children. He assured me that the life of this particular child would all work out just fine. Hmmmm. How wonderful!
Just then, something popped into place in my spirit. I found myself shouting over and over again...
"Thank You Jesus! Thank You Lord!"
"Thank You Jesus! Thank You Lord!"
This time I was really shouting out... not just in my mind, but out loud. LOL! It didn't matter because by this time the church was packed, the lights were dimmed and people were talking and moving about. To be honest, I don't think anyone really took notice. Stuff like that isn't all that unusual in this church. If someone is praising God - More power to them!
All my children are adults now. And all of them are loving God and doing quite well. This one, however has had to face some recent challenges. She's holding up well, but she's a little discouraged! Doors she expected to open have not. Perhaps she's wondering where's the blessing in that? Where's God?
When your kids become adults, your parental involvement naturally changes. It's their life to live, not yours. They have to solve their own problems. They have to figure things out for themselves. They'll make good choices and some not so good. They'll learn from their mistakes. You hope and pray that they'll do all that in partnership with God. But they have to walk their own walk with God. You got them for 16 or 18 or 21 years... now it's time for them to solo with the Lord. They have to develop their own Divine Walk. That's the only way that they'll become passionate for God. They'll learn His voice. He will teach them now. Right? But a mom is always a mom... a dad always a dad. We shift to forever interceding on their behalf.
I didn't go into the church, heavy hearted for that child of mine. It wasn't even on my mind. It amazes me how God just knew. I forget sometimes that He knows the desires of my heart... even if they're tucked away in the depths of my soul. He knows them, and if I delight myself in Him, he promises to fulfill them.
This morning I was waiting for a friend to arrive, and decided to listen to that worship CD I won. Once again, I closed my eyes, and caught a glimpse of that very vision. I began to weep.
"Why are you crying?" the Lord asked me.
"Because there's nothing I want more than Your perfect plan to be fulfilled in the lives of my children. I am so blessed by this!"
So are you ready for this? Just when you think it can't go deeper, He says...
"That's how I want you to feel about all people. Everyone is somebody's child. I want your desire to be that everyone on this earth would connect with me and that My plan would be fulfilled in their life!" Will you believe me for that?
Wow! Talk about going deeper. That's what God was doing in my life on this 80th day.Talk about the Power of the Red Shoes!
I never expected anything quite like this.
Blessed beyond measure,
Gail
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