Psalm 37:4

Psalm 37:4 - "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart."

As I was dropping the kids at school and heading into a 21 minute drive to work in the (never-ending) rain, I pulled up my phone to shuffle my play list. Before I could switch over from the radio, I heard a lady talking about Psalm 37:4. She challenged listeners to not just think about the promise of our desires being fulfilled, but to think about delighting in the Lord.

Take note of the first part of this verse: Delight yourself in the Lord. Delight yourself in the Lord first. I thought about this for quite a while and a heavy, yet comforting weight came over me. Am I waiting for desires that I have designed outside of God's will? Have I truly delighted myself in the Lord? Are my priorities in line with His purpose? When we delight ourselves in the Lord, He will design our desires. There is often pain in the waiting, but there is the promise and assurance that if God places the desire in our heart, He will be faithful to fulfill those desires.

As my playlist shuffled, the song "Magnify" by We are Messengers came on. A few lines stood out as I marinated on this new understanding of Psalm 37:4: 
"Open up my eyes to you."
 "Realign where my hope is set, until You're all that's left."
 "I don't need to see everything, just more of You."
 "God be greater than the worries in my life, be stronger than the weakness in my mind, be louder, let your glory come alive."

What a powerful adjustment in my prayers today.  "Father, align my desires to your will.  Give me the desires to be a vessel for Your work and Your glory."