HELEN SANDERS
6-26-2026
THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART

Psalm 37:4 has a great promise in it. It says, “Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”

It is a conditional promise. We must first delight ourselves in the Lord. Now as we think about the word “delight” many things may come to mind. Maybe you are delighted when you get a new car, or phone, or even a home, but that is not what the word delight means here.

In the Strong’s Concordance the word delight is broken down and means “soft or pliable.” It also means delicate. So, to be more accurate, it means: to be pliable, fragile, yet soft enough to be changed by the LORD.

When we are pliable it means He puts into our heart his desires for us, knowing what is best for us.

Psalm 37:5 continues with instructions about the desires of our heart in verse 4. It reads, “Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”

Many have taken verse 4 out of context, thinking that whatever desires “WE” have that God will give them to us. Yes, he knows what we desire, but those desires are not always the best for us.

As we commit our lives and way to the Lord, yielding our lives to him, then he shall bring to pass the desires of our heart that he has placed there.

God always knows what is best for us. We can trust that whatever that happens to be that it will be for our good. Trust him.