Our reading today is Psalm 37:4.
“Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
Picture a child in her father’s arms, giggling at his silly faces, content simply to be held. She’s not bargaining or begging—she’s delighting. This is God’s invitation to you.
Too often we approach heaven’s throne like a cosmic vending machine, inserting our prayers and expecting our desired outcomes. But God says, “Delight first.” Not demand first. Not a list of grievances or a catalog of needs. Delight.
What does it mean to delight in God? It means to find your joy in His character, to be fascinated by His faithfulness, to be stunned by His kindness. When delight becomes your starting point, something wonderful happens. Your heart begins to beat with His rhythm.
The promise isn’t that God becomes your genie—it’s that He becomes your gardener. As you delight in Him, He plants new desires in the soil of your soul. Gradually, surprisingly, what you want begins to match what He wants. Your prayers change. Your longings shift. And suddenly you discover that the desires of your heart are also the desires of His.
Stop demanding. Start delighting. Watch what grows.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.