"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart" is a word I have been hearing over and over again from Christian people, most of whom do not know anything about me. This verse, unknown to them, is a verse I hold as a treasure to my heart. It is a verse I hold onto continually.
One reason for that is because I look at my life and see so many dreams that have yet to be fufilled that I have labelled myself "The Queen of Unfulfilled Dreams."
A while ago I heard a testimony of a woman of a large, major ministry say all her dreams had been fulfulled by the time she reached forty. I have a hard time relating to her, for sure!
Mind you, I know the verse "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart" is conditional. Real Christianity is not some sort of "visualize hard enough and you will have it" sort of New Age philosophy. One has to 'delight themselves in the Lord.' Then He puts on your heart what is His will!
I feel I have passed the test of delighting myself in the Lord. (Of course, delighting oneself is a joy, not a test.) One thing the Lord has given me out of my times with Him is endurance that what He has put on my heart will come to pass.
However, the devil will come at my from time to time with the "You will never marry or even find the man of your dreams, publish your book, sell your artwork, have any kind of ministry, or travel to the nations, you will just be mopping floors the rest of your life! Look at your life now! You can't even get anybody to read your blog!
(I have just graduated from college, am unemployed in a town full of over-educated people).
However, I am finding the Lord gives me strength to face the devil and his accusations.
I am writing this to encourage those who struggle with unfulfilled dreams, hold on, because you are responsible for the talents God gives you, do not bury them because nothing seems to be opening up for you. Remember God sees.
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