Desires

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

dictionary.com-definition of desire-to wish or long for; crave; want

What could this verse mean? I'll take a step back for a minute. This verse in particular could be related to that of Matthew 7:7

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."

Some people think "ok, so if I ask God for a car, it will be given to me, right?" Not precisely (though my mom asked God for a new piano, and He gave it to her....but that's another story...). You see, God loves to give us good things, but if we selfishly ask for things just for our own pleasure for the will of noone but ourselves, what is his initiative to give it? Zero.

dictionary.com-definition of delight-to have great pleasure; take pleasure

The first part of Psalm 37:4 says to "delight yourself in the Lord". I figure this means making Him our first priority, our God of our lives. Giving Him the ultimate authority of our lives. With humble love.

If we delight ourselves in the Lord, then our desires will usually line up with His will. We will desire to obey Him, and therefore will ask for His perfect will to be done in our lives.

Anyways, have a nice day! Remember to delight in the Lord! Let Him be your desire.