“Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart's desires. Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you.” Psalms 37:4-5
Faith is like a muscle. You work out, your muscle gains mass and strength. The physiological term is hypertrophy. It never changes its capacity of use. It is the same muscle, it is just grown to accommodate its usage. If you don’t use the muscle it lacks strength and shrinks. The physiological term for this is atrophy. The muscle is the same muscle atrophied or hypertrophied. Yet its strength and ease of use is affected by how much it is used.
I start off talking about faith when it comes to God fulfilling our desires because to fully grasp and take hold of this requires faith. It takes faith in believe that he will grant us desires in addition to needs. It’s not what I think. It is what his word says. Jesus himself mentioned us having what we want on more than one occasion:
"Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing…But if you stay joined to me and my words remain in you, you may ask any request you like, and it will be granted!” John 15:5,7
“Then Jesus said to the disciples, "Have faith in God. I assure you that you can say to this mountain, 'May God lift you up and throw you into the sea,' and your command will be obeyed. All that's required is that you really believe and do not doubt in your heart. Listen to me! You can pray for anything, and if you believe, you will have it.” Mark 11:22-24
So guess what??
We as believers have permission to ask God for something we want and expect it to happen when it is in line with His Divine plan.
If you are single, you may desire a life partner. That is completely within the will of God because He created marriage. If you believe it will happen for you in His perfect timing. Once you grab a hold of that any anxiety or fear about the future will disappear. You realize it is already done and you just sit back with your Faith shaded glasses on and wait for it's manifestation.
That being said don’t expect your desire to be fulfilled if it is a ungodly desire such as wanting another person’s spouse. That is NOT in line with God’s will. Adultery prayers are never answered by God. Yes, I have heard foolish, ungodly prayers like this before. That is an indicator of poor spiritual health within that person.
Know what God’s word says and you will know what is in His will. I pray for God’s love to flow freely to others through me. That is within His Divine will. I pray for the fruit of the spirit to grow. That is within His Divine will. I pray for a life partner. That is within his divine will.
When our desires are His expressly written desires or fall within His will we can rest assured that He will grant them.
That’s not what I think. That’s His word and is a part of the Spiritual Law of Causation.
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