Psalm 37:4
Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
More so than ever before in history, humans have a wide array of things to delight in. Many of us delight ourselves in the hottest new electronic items, others take delight in clothing, cars, boats, trips, and more. Strangely, it seems the more we delight ourselves in all those things, the greater our desire becomes for even more things. Or so it seems. My question then is this, if we are getting the things we truly desire, then why are we not satisfied? Why are we not content? Could it be those things are not our true desires? Think about what the scripture shown above says. When we delight ourselves in the Lord, He will give us the desires of our heart. I believe that means our true desires...the desires that, when fulfilled, bring us satisfaction and contentment deep within our soul. Such is the subject of today's boast:
I remember spending the last 20 years or so of my life with a knowing that I am a minister and a writer. Am I the world's best minister and writer? Not by any stretch of the imagination, but I am a minister and writer nonetheless. There is nothing I love doing more than ministering to hurting people in prisons, drug rehab centers, etc. The only problem is that I put that on the back burner 6 years ago when I found myself caught up in the cares of this world. As for writing, well I haven't done much of that either. It is in me to be a writer of fiction, non-fiction, sermons, devotionals, and even curriculum. Yet, I have spent my entire life chasing other desires. As a result, the majority of my life has sped by while I was trying to earn enough money to afford those other desires. Funny thing is that none of my efforts has resulted in great wealth, and certainly none has resulted in great happiness. Quite the contrary.
However, very recently I wound up in a situation that took me out of my teaching career and plopped me down in front of my computer to begin my dream of writing. Is it a coincidence that this happened only 2 months after enrolling in Higher Ground School of Ministry? I think not. You see, as I returned to my first love, He put me back on course for the true desires of my heart...the desires He placed within me.
The way this all came about is nothing short of miraculous! I was offered and I accepted a teaching position in Florida, thus causing me to resign my position here in Georgia. Much to my surprise, the Florida job fell through, and I found myself unemployed. If anyone knows my husband, they would know that his first reaction would be for me to go and get my old job back or at least find another teaching job. BUT GOD! God moved on Frank's heart, and now Frank is the one encouraging me to stay home and develop curriculum that I will be selling and to write the book I'm working on. Wow! God is awesome!
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