The desire of your heart......

Luke 12:34
King James Version

34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

 

"My heart, even though for an hour it may not have had an evil thought, is still evil."
“Then Job answered the LORD and said, Behold, I am vile.”
Job 40:3-4
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Proverbs 4:23 (KJV)
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.

 

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Youtube/ Jacob Prasch.

 

Proverbs 29:2 “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan.”

 

John 14:1
King James Version

14 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

 

I started a Bible reading plan January 1. The Bible recap with Tara-Leigh Cobble on the Bible app. This plan will lead you to read the entire Bible over the course of the year.
Is only been a little over a week but it’s going to be life changing by the end of the year. Highly recommended!

 

In good days and bad days, TRUST IN THE LORD.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.

 

Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. | King James Version (KJV)

 

Psalm 37:4: "Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart". This verse suggests that focusing on and delighting in God will lead to the fulfillment of desires that align with His will.
Here's a deeper look at the concept of desires of the heart in a Christian context:

• Psalm 37:4:
  This verse is often cited as a core principle for understanding how God fulfills desires.
  • "Delight yourself in the Lord" means to find joy and satisfaction in Him.
  • God will then give you the desires of your heart, but these desires are understood to be those that are aligned with His will and purpose.
  • It's not a carte blanche for anything you want, but rather a promise that God will fulfill desires that come from a heart that is seeking Him.
• Focusing on God:
  A Christian's heart should be set on seeking God's will and His kingdom, rather than on worldly desires.
• Galatians 5:16-17:
  This passage speaks about the conflict between the desires of the flesh and the desires of the Spirit, highlighting the importance of walking in the Spirit.
  • "Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other."
• Romans 12:2:
  This verse encourages believers to be transformed by the renewing of their minds, which can help align their desires with God's will.
  • "Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by renewing your minds. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."
• Proverbs 4:23:
  This verse emphasizes the importance of guarding one's heart, as it is the source of one's thoughts and actions.
  • "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."
• Genesis 12:2-3:
  This passage speaks of God's desire to bless Abraham and make him a blessing to others, highlighting the importance of God's blessings and His desire for His people to be a blessing.
  • "My heart's desire is to make you into a great nation, to bless you, to make your name great so that you may be a blessing. My desire is to bless those who bless you, but whoever curses you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."

In essence, the Christian heart's desires should be rooted in a love for and delight in God, and God will then guide and fulfill those desires that are aligned with His will.

 

The Lord will place into our hearts those desires which are godly. In other words, when we delight in God, He makes us want what He wants (Romans 12:2; Galatians 5:16–24).

 

Unrelated (maybe?)- so please forgive me if I’m wrong.

While during rehab we were able to sign up for Bible study. The applications that surprised me the most, were the Bible verses that pertained to addictions, or in general the troubles we may experience in life. Regardless, it helped me understand.
BTW, my DOC was alcohol. And forgiving myself became most difficult.
So this may help others;

 

I believe God left “hints” to us humans that he is real. And believe one of these hints are in our DNA.

 

Another is within every rainbow. Bright and dark spectral lines, the barcodes of the elements contained in the light source. The pattern of creation.

 

Scientists (most) now discovered our DNA could not have been created without “intelligent life”. Nor could it be possible through evolution…

 

WORTH SHARING:
A man from Norfolk , VA called a local radio station to share this on Sept 11th, 2003, TWO YEARS AFTER THE TRAGEDIES OF 9/11/2001.
His name was Robert Matthews. These are his words:
A few weeks before Sept. 11th, my wife and I found out we were going to have our first child. She planned a trip out to California to visit her sister. On our way to the airport, we prayed that God would grant my wife a safe trip and be with her. Shortly after I said 'amen,' we both heard a loud pop and the car shook violently. We had blown out a tire. I replaced the tire as quickly as I could, but we still missed her flight. Both very upset we drove home.
I received a call from my father who was retired NYFD. He asked what my wife's flight number was, but I explained that we missed the flight.
My father informed me that her flight was the one that crashed into the southern tower. I was too shocked to speak. My father also had more news for me; he was going to help. 'This is not something I can't just sit by for; I have to do something.'
I was concerned for his safety, of course, but more because he had never given his life to Christ. After a brief debate, I knew his mind was made up. Before he got off of the phone, he said, 'take good care of my grandchild.' Those were the last words I ever heard my father say; he died while helping in the rescue effort.
My joy that my prayer of safety for my wife had been answered quickly became anger. I was angry at God, at my father, and at myself. I had gone for nearly two years blaming God for taking my father away. My son would never know his grandfather, my father had never accepted Christ, and I never got to say good-bye.
Then something happened. About two months ago, I was sitting at home with my wife and my son, when there was a knock on the door. I looked at my wife, but I could tell she wasn't expecting anyone. I opened the door to a couple with a small child.
The man looked at me and asked if my father's name was Jake Matthews. I told him it was. He quickly grabbed my hand and said, 'I never got the chance to meet your father, but it is an honor to meet his son.'
He explained to me that his wife had worked in the World Trade Center and had been caught inside after the attack. She was pregnant and had been caught under debris. He then explained that my father had been the one to find his wife and free her. My eyes welled up with tears as I thought of my father giving his life for people like this. He then said, 'there is something else you need to know.'
His wife then told me that as my father worked to free her, she talked to him and led him to Christ. I began sobbing at the news.
Now I know that when I get to Heaven, my father will be standing beside Jesus to welcome me, and that this family would be able to thank him themselves ..
When their baby boy was born, they named him Jacob Matthew, in honor of the man who gave his life so that a mother and baby could live.
Please take time to share this amazing story. You may never know the impact it may have on someone. God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

 

I feel for you and get it . God forwarned me of 9 /11 Two and a half weeks prior. I was on the internet for a couple hours trying to find a way to stop it the evening before. I was on the internet looking up numbers for the CIA , FBI and a direct line / contact to the President. I decided no one would believe me and what God had shown me and told me by the blond haired woman on the right hand side before the wing that it was destiny. I've had to come to terms over the years that no one would have ever believed me but the greatest failure is those that doubt God. In a way this incident is related to a near death experience in 1989. What I was shown came true 12 years later. According to an expert, I have one of 300 verifiable near death experiences in the world. I have a witness in Japan that was involved in my near death out of body experience that tracked me down 12 years later. So yes things are possible even if unbelievable to most. So you are not alone in your thoughts and feelings when it comes to God. There are things maybe we don't understand why they happen or what the purpose is but this is where faith takes place and what truly matters in the end.

 

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans 1:18-32&version=AMP

 

Thank you…