welcome and thanks for meditating with abide for more guided Christian meditations download the
abide app in the iTunes or Google Play Store have you ever had a friend who is absorbed in their own
emotions for example when you plan a party they show up late and in a fuss maybe their issues
become the center of the conversation or when they give you a present their gift is something
they like not something you like well if you're honest we sometimes treat God like this do you
want to join the party that Jesus is throwing or are you planning a different one are you the
one fussing and being the center of attention well King David reminds us in Psalm chapter 37
to take delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart David knew quite well
the ups and downs of his desires when he wanted to please God he defeated mighty Goliath with a few
small stones but when David wanted bad things he slept with a married woman and killed her
husband David's own friend Uriah so pay attention to your desires today hand him over to God if you
let your desires coast you can easily slip into selfish foolish and self-defeating things evil
knows how to look tempting but God knows how to save you from temptation seek what matters to
Jesus and hold to it tightly everything else will follow so the question is what are you
wanting the most in this moment does it matter most to God practice asking these two questions
today to compare your desires to God's our time will be directed by God but I hope you
will pause the app often and ask the Holy Spirit to prepare your mind and body an expectation of
what God will do during this meditation time but before we begin let me lead us in a moment
of prayer Heavenly Father I bring this time to you now this time of abiding in your presence
fill my heart with desire for you my mind clear to focus on you my spirit humble to accept your
guidance shine a light on anything you want me to see blind me to what distracts me from you
bless this time keep me close and smile on me and shower me with your peace align me with you
in Jesus name Amen and that is it really aligned desires focusing on his purpose so that it becomes
ours transforming our selfish goals to aims of glorifying God and enjoying him forever today
I hope this time of longer deep meditation will help you fix your thoughts on delighting in the
Lord so as we begin take a few deep cleansing breaths just breaths of pure delight breaths
aligned with God just get comfortable and settle in to wherever you are being
aware of God being aware of his purpose in your desire and that is where we will be going today
consider your life for a moment is there anything keeping you from experiencing
God's joy today hearing from him is their sin blocking you from him unconfessed
unaccounted for sin will confess that now then thank him joyfully for his forgiveness
God is to be glorified the Holy Spirit focuses our heart to his glory in Jesus well he's our
example of living a life glorifying and desiring God listen carefully to every
detail now as I read from Psalm chapter 37 verse 4 take delight in the Lord and He will
give you the desires of your heart what stood out to you from that passage listen
again carefully take delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your
heart reflect here now on how God might be using this passage to touch your life today
God wants things for you that you can't even imagine or understand pause and ponder
here for a moment what are your deepest desires and do they bring glory to God
listen again for something familiar or affirming comforting are recognizable
listen carefully for more as I read from Psalm chapter 37 verse 4 take
delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart what did
you hear this time well focus there even deeper now in quiet meditation
you cannot simply have whatever you want what do you want today
and consider whether it matters to God in his purpose does God want to strengthen
your desire within you or let it go pause and ponder as you consider these questions
listen one and final time as I read and you meditate on Psalm chapter 37 verse 4 in fact
let's take a broader look at Psalm 37 I will start in verse 1 this time don't worry about
the wicked or even those who do wrong for like grass they soon fade away like spring
flowers they soon wither trust in the Lord and do good then you will live safely in the
land and prosper take the light in the Lord and He will give you your heart's desires
so using your sanctified imagination for a moment your eyes closed or in a soft focus
imagine a clump of soft fresh grass in your hand or gently holding a spring flower hold
them gently how do they feel fresh clean new desirable see them now in your mind
and now imagine them fading slowly wilting it won't happen right away it may take weeks
or months or maybe even years but things of this earth pass away do they not again
with your imagination see them fading how does it feel what are your thoughts
what are the desires of your heart that you hold in your hand how do you feel as they
fade once again imagine the hand of God writing his desires for you in the palm
of your hand he has written your name in his he now writes his name in yours his desires
on your heart his dreams into your mind his dreams into your mind imagine him taking the
dying desires from your hand and replacing them with his eternal purposes for you now
join me now in a moment of closing prayer dear God my heart once for a lot of things I bring all of
these desires to you now and then fill my heart with the desire to know you and to spend time
with you shine a light on anything I want that's not from you and wash me clean of the rest show
me the desires that are from you and let your awesome spirit make them get fulfilled let me
see your goodness so I know you better and wants you even more in Jesus name Amen you know you may
be facing a day today full of drifting desires or lost dreams wishes slipping away take time
today to let a flower slip from your hand or a blade of grass fall to the ground and I hope
that simple act today will remind you of God's rich eternal desires for you eternal desires and
that those reminders will keep you here a bit longer no rush no time or no clock just listen
to the music or the sounds or journal whatever God places on your heart but I hope you will
allow the Holy Spirit to hold you in this place for several more minutes of profound peace and
rest in alignment with God as you meditate and abide in Christ we hope this meditation brought
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