The Desires of Your Heart

What are the desires of your heart?

Sometimes we think, “If I just had ___, then I’d finally be happy.”

 Psalm 37:4 offers a different promise:
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”

This powerful devotional by Megan J. Conner explores how God lovingly transforms our longings—helping us discover that what we truly desire is Him. If you’ve ever wondered why even your biggest wins still leave you wanting more, this message will speak to the deeper need in your soul: true contentment in God.

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📌 What You’ll Learn (Highlights):

• Why our deepest longings often can’t be satisfied by success, status, or stuff

• How Psalm 37:4 reveals God’s process of shaping—not just granting—desires

• Encouragement to reflect on your current goals through an eternal lens

• The comforting truth that only God fills the “God-shaped hole” in our hearts

• Scripture-based hope to anchor you in seasons of unmet desires

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What’s something you’ve longed for—only to find it still didn’t satisfy? How has God shifted your heart over time?
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Full Transcript Below:

The Desires of Your Heart

By Megan J. Conner

“Delight yourself also in the LORD,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart,” Ps. 37:4 (NKJV).

We all know the legends in which a nod of the head, a rub of the lamp, or a drink of fantastic waters will allow someone’s greatest wishes to come true. While these stories are fiction rather than fact, in many ways, we yearn for such a reality.  We think that if we could just receive what we are longing for, our hearts would finally be satisfied. My husband often likes to joke, “If I can only win a million dollars, then life would be perfect. I don’t need to be greedy; I just want one.  Just one tiny million, and then I would never ask for anything else.” 

Perhaps you can relate.  Maybe you aren’t dreaming of a million dollars or a grand house on a hill (that is fully paid off), but it is so easy to believe tangible items or outcomes will ease our angst. We project, if my children would just find the right spouse, then I would have peace.  If my parents’ health would improve, then I will stop worrying.  If I could just obtain that perfect job, then I would be happy. The list can go on and on. However, what we are really seeking is our version of what we think we want. 

Thankfully, our Heavenly Father sees far beyond our momentary light afflictions (2 Cor. 4:17) and into the deep crevices of our souls. He, and He alone, understands the true desires of our hearts when we may not know them ourselves. 

“You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
and knit me together in my mother’s womb…

You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
as I was woven together in the dark of the womb