Of my heart. Desire can be deceptive. The desires of my heart are in alignment with my Maker. I believe God put good, pure, moral, holy desires in my heart and I believe He wants to fulfill them. Sin arrived on the scene, however, and muddied the waters. John 10:10 says, The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
I can be fooled easily. Sometimes flashy, alluring, breath-taking things arouse in me a desire, one that is not truly of my heart. These are only paltry substitutes, empty decoys. When I chase them, I lose, I receive cheap, dumbed-down imitations of the best things God has for me. The enemy will do anything to keep me from God’s best. He wants to keep me hanging on a line, lure in my mouth, rather than swimming free in God’s abundance.
What are these genuine and true desires God gave me? They are the desire to give, to love, to heal. They are the desire for good, for beauty, for wholeness, and for peace. They are delight in the Lord and the abundance He came to give me. The Lord God is the desire of my heart. Nothing else will do.
Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
Meeting God at the Park 