by J. C. Brumfield Director, Radio Kids Bible Club
D o you have everything your h eart desires? No? Why not? — God wants you to have it. It is POSSIBLE. Psalm 37:4 “He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” There is a simple secret—m aster this, and you can have everything your heart desires. THIS IS TRUE, bu t still there has never been a time of more frustration, mental and physical crackups, broken homes, crime, and greed than we have today. The root of most of it is discontent ment—-grasping for something beyond our reach, striving for something beyond our ability, coveting something be yond our means, or w ishing for something beyond the w ill of God. Never have we had so much, and never have we been less satisfied. We see someone else w ith something better, and plunge into a mad scramble to get more. It seems th a t men have become obsessed w ith the idea th a t happiness can be secured w ith “things.” But God warns, “Life con- sisteth not in the abundance of things which a m an possesseth” (Luke 12:15) . We are - a gadget-conscious generation. We have more “things” than they have had in any other age, and yet perhaps we have less real con tentment. The more “things” we possess, the more time we have on our hands, and consequently more frustration results. M an cannot be happy and content as long as there are unfulfilled desires. But for the Christian, it is possible to have everything his heart desires, and w ith th a t comes contentment. If you are not content there is a reason.— You either w ant the wrong things or you w ant more than God wants you to have. I fear th a t we have developed a false idea of happiness. The general idea seems to be th a t happiness consists of getting w hat we do not have. This is the very founda tion of the problem of discontentment, frustration, and unhappiness—w anting more th an we have, whether it be money, possessions, position, health, or achievement. HOW? There is only one possible solution, only one way to be happy and content . . . T hat is to have everything your heart desires. Let me repeat, it is possible. God says, “He shall bring it to pass.” You see, THE SECRET IS IN WHAT YOU DESIRE —“HE shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” Now approach the problem this way: FIRST, realize th a t God the Father loves you,
and wants the very best for you because you be long to Him. The Carnation Company wants “contented cows” because they say contented cows give more and better milk. God wants con tented children because contented children pro duce more and better fru it for His glory. SECOND, remember God deals w ith the future. We usually think only of the present. But read it again. It doesn’t say He w ill give you every “th ing” you desire, bu t He w ill give you the desires of your heart. Your FOOLISH HEART m ight desire something th a t would harm you, and He loves you too much to perm it it. Your SELFISH HEART m ight desire something th a t would ru in your life, but His wisdom cannot g ran t such a request. Your CARNAL HEART m ight desire something th a t would wreck your spiritual life, and hinder your growth. His love w ill not perm it it. Your GREEDY HEART m ight desire something th a t would make you a spiritual pauper. His Fa ther h eart cannot allow it. You see then th a t when we do not have w hat we de sire, there is something wrong w ith our desires. We ask for things th a t would harm us. He promises in Psalm 84:11 th a t “No good th ing” w ill be w ithheld. T h a t is true, bu t still if we are to be content we must have everything we desire. HERE IS THE SECRET “HE shall give thee the DESIRES (of thine h e a rt)” (Verse 4). It means th a t HE W ILL PUT INTO YOUR HEART THE DESIRE FOR THE THINGS THAT HE WANTS YOU TO HAVE. And remember this . . . He wants you to have the things th a t are best for you. When He puts the desire in your heart, you can know th a t w hat ever you desire is in His w ill. THEN , and only then, you can have everything you desire. W hen you ask for it, He who pu t the desire in your heart loves to gran t it. Can you think of any sweeter, higher, better thing? T h a t is perfect contentment—perfect happiness. But you say . . . “HOW can I have H im pu t the righ t desires into my heart?” Look at the first p a rt of th a t verse. “DELIGHT thyself in the Lord and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” It means to find your
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