“We will shout for joy when you are victorious, and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests”        (Psalm 20:5).

Every life has desires. When we see our heart’s desires fulfilled we are delighted and filled with joy. It is a different matter though when our desires are not met. We may experience a range of emotions from sadness to anger. This is why Proverbs 13:12 says, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.”

One comforting thing is that our desires are also of interest to the Almighty God. Psalm 20:4 says, “May he give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.” Again in Jeremiah 29:11, it is written, “I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

The Bible is full of characters and events where God meets the desires of man. In certain cases we find longings that took years to be fulfilled, with even moment of desperateness. For instance, the desire of Abraham and Sarah to have a child, only materialized as octogenarians! Hannah had a restless desire to have a child too which was met only when Prophet Eli saw her praying earnestly. “Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him” (1 Sam 12:17.)

Queen Esther had a desire to save her people from execution which she took to King Xerxes after praying and fasting with confidants. “Then the king asked, “What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given you”            (Esther 5: 3). David had a desire to build a temple for God. “Then he called for his son Solomon, and charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel” (I Chronicles 22:6).  This desire would happen soon after David’s passing.

What is your desire? Is it to land a new better paying job? Is it to raise a personal residence? Perhaps it is to enter into a sweet marital union with some faithful and stable person! It could be to get out of debt. Maybe there is an illness troubling you! Just take your desires to God. The Almighty God is in the business of embracing all manner of desires. For as it is written, “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).

Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, today I bring to you my heart’s desires, happy and assured that you will meet them in the time of your choosing, this I pray in Jesus’s name!