Delightful Desires Abounding in the Heart!
As I have been setting the chapters in my book in order, I have been pondering what to share about the desires of our hearts.We all have desires in our hearts — and I suddenly remembered praying with a friend one time about a job.
She had told me that she had an opportunity to go back to a job she had one time and of all the jobs she had held, it was her favorite one.
It was with a company connected to healthcare, and she interacted with patients encouragingly, going on to say it was “simply delightful!”
So I began to relate to her a long time ago when I was speaking to The LORD about the Scripture in Psalm 37:1-40 [below] that speaks about the desires of your heart.
He said to me, “Because you are mine and called with a purpose.
I first place within you the right desire for your appointed purpose, and then as you continue to delight in Me, I give you that desire.”
That was a revelation that has helped me discern direction, perfection as well as total trust that it will happen.
“Delight yourself in The LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart…. He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun for the power of the wicked will be broken, but The LORD upholds the righteous.” Psalm 37.
As we prayed and sought The LORD, we both felt that He gave us a witness that this was an assignment from The LORD, because she was so full of joy and laughter.
After our conversation, as I proceeded to go into intercessory prayer, The LORD said to me, “I desire to be your heart’s desire.
How much time are you willing to give to just DESIRING Me?”
That nearly took my breath away!
I was speechless as He said, “My daughter, as you have many times begun your Prayer Time with thanksgiving and thanking me for LOVING YOU SO WELL, I have smiled down at your expression of Love.
There is a Place of Prayer that takes you beyond just vocalizing your prayers.
It is a place in The Spirit that runs quiet and very deep.
I desire to bring you into a deeper state of contentment as you sit in quietness and silence your mind and thoughts, in silencing your mind, you can focus on communicating with Me — Spirit to spirit.
I know you have experienced My Thoughts in your spirit before, but you lacked full understanding.
I AM calling you to a time of Fasting and Prayer and it shall be a time of contemplation rather than communication.
You will not be engaging your mind only like you normally do but you will enter into a depth of Communication that is infused with the Fire of My Love.
It will be a time that fulfill your passionate desire for My Heart,” said the one who is LOVE.
“Contemplation,” I said. Then I did a bit of research on ‘Contemplation,’ and I found this definition that was so fitting. It said,
“While both are forms of prayer, the fundamental difference between meditation and contemplation is that meditation is a human mode of prayer whereas contemplation is divinely infused. … It is a prayer of quiet calmness in which we drink deeply, as it were, at the life-giving fount.”
Well, I have to tell you that ‘blew me away,’ because I have so often said to The LORD, ‘Let me drink of your spirit, your power is in it’.
Great is The LORD and so worthy to be praised!
The LORD continued with my instruction for this time of contemplation. He said, “As you wait, set your heart to hear My Instructions and stand clothed in complete confidence, for you will have entered into a quietness in your soul.
You will come into the realization that you have entered into a deeper confidence and rest that you may take a solid firm stand against the enemy in this difficult season and take new ground for the victory is yours!”
I am here to tell you that revelation of DESIRE, and HIS DESIRE for me to set aside time just to DESIRE Him, is deeply written on my heart.
“Delight yourself in The LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 ESV.
“One thing have I desired of The LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of The LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of The LORD, and to enquire in his temple.” Psalm 37:4 ESV
“For from days of old no one has heard, nor has ear perceived, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who works and acts in behalf of the one who [gladly] waits for Him.” Isaiah 64:4 AMP
“You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:14 NKJV.
The LORD is continuing to admonish us to get our house in order.
He said, “My People are in a process of preparedness.
I AM preparing them for the sound of the breakthrough of all times.
Yes, I have said it is a new day but prepare your heart, beloved for this new day is full of surprises.
I AM fulfilling promises made and I AM using President Donald Trump to carry out the promises he made that I have guided and directed him to put in place.
It is the NOW time to put things in order for CHANGE is here.
Even the opinions of man are not able to predict that which I have named “unpredictable”.
But you shall go forth in a steady flow of the river of life and soon it will set your feet dancing and your heart shall be filled with joy as you Delight in Me!” says The LORD, for your Desires shall be filled.
“Beloved, My People are going to know beyond a shadow of doubt that I AM perfecting the things that have concerned them.
The world and The Church are in a divine shift.
The spirit of TRUTH shall prevail. You must cut all your ties with Compromise.
I AM calling out to those who are thirsty to come to My ‘watering hole’.
This refreshing restart will cause your heart to fear not, but as your heart beats to the rhythm of my heart, you shall demonstrate to the world The Spirit of The Fear of The LORD God!
I AM indeed sharpening my warriors like an arrow in these new moments of change, change, change and I AM bringing things to a POINT so that they will hit the MARK!
Just as Gideon’s army humbled themselves and were always watching, so shall the Remnant army be.
Those who have demonstrated great flexibility with constant stability will go forth valiantly and be crowned with victory just as I have promised,” says The LORD of Glory.
“The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked
A Psalm of David.”
“Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Trust in The LORD, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
Delight yourself also in The LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to The LORD, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.
He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
Rest in The LORD, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret — it only causes harm. For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on The LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; indeed, you will look carefully for his place, But it shall be no more. But the meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth. The LORD laughs at him, for He sees that his day is coming.
The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to slay those who are of upright conduct. Their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but The LORD upholds the righteous.
The LORD knows the days of the upright, and their inheritance shall be forever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
But the wicked shall perish; and the enemies of The LORD, like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish. Into smoke they shall vanish away.
The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous shows mercy and gives. For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth, but those cursed by Him shall be cut off.
The steps of a good man are ordered by The LORD, and He delights in his way.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for The LORD upholds him with His hand.
I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread. He is ever merciful, and lends; and his descendants are blessed.
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell forevermore. For The LORD loves justice, and does not forsake His saints; they are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it forever. The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of justice.
The Law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
Wait on The LORD, and keep His way, and He shall exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a native green tree.
Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more; indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.
Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; for the future of that man is peace. But the transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off. But the salvation of the righteous is from The LORD; He is their strength in the time of trouble.
And The LORD shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in Him.” Psalm 37:1-40.
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~ Sandi Holman
Sandi Holman of Matters of the Heart website was called to The Nations as an End-Time Handmaiden in 1984 and served on staff with YWAM Singapore and YWAM Charlotte in missions. She later experienced a Divine Encounter with The LORD when He came into her Prayer Room and said, “I have come to put a sword in your hand and was given special instructions on how and when to use it.” Sandi is now an Author, Prophetic Intercessor, Seer, Chaplain, Teacher, Speaker, Counselor, Blogger who has also served as an Online Pastor and an Interim Pastor for a Mennonite Church.
Sandy, this is such a Wonderful and Exciting Word from the Heart of our God. This is a Time when our God will use what seems foolish, to confound the wise.
Secondly, for so long my understanding was that the “Desires of my heart” was more so about my personal wants as oppose to the Kingdom of God. Thank You Lord, for placing them in my heart that Your Kingdom come in my life on earth as it is in Heaven. Blessings.
Indeed, Jennifer. I will never forget the day the Lord showed me the He was the one who put the desire (that I wanted so much) in my heart and as I sought Him about it He then gave it to me and it always was connected in some way to my calling and where He was leading me. May all your desires come forth and bring true fulfillment and blessings. In His love, Sandi
PRAISE THE LORD!! YES!!!- LET US BE ‘AWAKENED & BECOME MORE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE DESIRES OF THE LORD ARE- AS OPPOSED TO OUR OWN-DESIRES! AS WE DELIGHT OURSELVES IN HIM- HE WILL THEN GIVE US THE DESIRES OF OUR HEARTS- AS PROMISED, BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHAT IS BEST FOR EACH OF US!! MEANWHILE, LET US SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL THAT WE DESIRE- WILL BE ADDED UNTO US! WE REJOICE WITH GREAT EXPECTATION AS WE GET READY TO SEE THE HAND OF GOD INTERVENE IN A GREAT WAY WITH A ‘HOLY DISRUPTION TO DISMANTLE MAN’S BUILDING- AND BRING ABOUT ‘HIS HOLY REFORMATION HERE IN THE EARTH, WHICH WILL AFFECT EVERY AREA-WHERE THE kingdom OF DARKNESS HAS PREVAILED FAR TOO LONG-ESPECIALLY IN THE CHURCH! THANK YOU LORD THAT THE ‘GOVERNMENT WILL BE UPON YOUR SHOULDERS!! THE LORD’S JUSTICE & RIGHTEOUSNESS IS ABOUT TO SOON BEGAN TO MANIFEST IN THE EARTH NOW!! ENOUGH OF MAN BUILDING THEIR OWN KINGDOM INSTEAD OF BUILDING GOD’S KINGDOM OF RIGHTEOUSNESS JOY AND PEACE IN THE HOLY GHOST- ROMANS 14:17. HALLELUJAH TO OUR GOD WHO REIGNS IN THE HEAVENS AND IN THE EARTH-AND HE IS FOREVER ON THE THRONE!!!☝
Hallelujah Mary Mary to the One who sits on the Throne. He is the King of Kings and He shall Reign forever. Thank you for sharing your insight for his coming soon ‘Holy Disruption’! He gives us many promises of if we do ‘this’ this will be added to us. It always adds up to if we obey, then we will be blessed. Great is our reward. We are concerned about the Desires of the Lord and they become our desires when He puts them in our heart and then fulfills them. What an amazing, might God we serve. Always promising a reward. That is His Goodness! Abundant Blessings, Sandi
Loving and Gracious, Merciful Father! My feet are already moving with joy to the melodious tune of thankfulness and gratitude for the Grace You have shed on these United States. Continuing to honor the covenant you made with the founding fathers of this nation! Thank You for hearing the prayers of the faithful on behalf of this country. Thank You for steering us back to the righteous path that leads to You! Thank You for leaders who know how and are willing to lead for the benefit of all. For so long lady liberty has been raped and abused and brainwashed to the point of not believing in herself. I shudder to think what was on the horizon if she had to endure any more!
But God!
Thank You Father for sparing us from civil war #2!
So much of my hearts desire has been answered by You changing our coarse as a nation !
Thank You Father!
In Jesus Name!
Amen!
Listen!! I hear music and dancing in my Fathers house!! Hallelujah!!!
Thank you Sandi!
Marc
Greetings and blessings, dear Marc for your weighty comment that caused me to stop and ponder His mercy and goodness always that sets our feet a dancing. Great is the Joy that is set before us. How wonderful to watch HIM restore honor and glory to America and bring back the truth. So blessed we are to watch President Trump live out the role of the Lord as He too is fulfilling His promises. Faithful is HE who calls us…It is beautiful to watch His faithfulness to the Lord as well. In His grace and mighty love, my friend, Sandi
How wonderfully enlightening! I expect my prayer time to get better after reading this! I love the scripture “I have been young and am now old and I’ve never seen the righteous hungry and his seed begging bread”. I thought of it yesterday. It’s such a comfort when I think about my grands in the world we live in today. Thank you Sandy for confirming. I just love you! I goes without saying, but God Bless You! Oh and are you going to let us know where we can get your book?
I love when confirmation comes, Sheila. I have always loved this scripture ever since the Lord revealed to me where my desires were coming from…first He put it there and then He fulfilled it and it was always leading me forward into my call an pretty much about the heart. I love you also…it is so easy to love those who are ‘on the same page’ with you and are hearing God speak the same or similar words or enlightenment comes and you get excited. I always love I realize it was Him that led you here and it was Him who gave us agreement. I believe pershaps we are to pray together about the preparation of our hearts for the ‘unpredictable’. Abundant Joy to you, Sandi
This is so good! Confirmation to me thank you for your obedience. The Lord is wonderful and truly amazing. I say to Him everyday that I DESIRE Him more then anything on this earth, He is the love of my life. I can’t even put into earthly words how I feel about our Lord but He knows. I just want everybody to feel the love of God and I cry out everyday the world needs you. I had wrote on your website under this word didn’t know you had put this up here and I couldn’t remember what I said there because its under the moderator lol and they always disappear. I read about your miracle healing PRAISE GOD! He is so absolutely GOOD! I pray for you and your beautiful family everyday. Hugs and Prayers xxoo Pam
Greetings, dear Pam. and thank you also for your faithfulness and obedience and confirmations as well. I just said to Sheila in her comment above that there is some powerful agreement on this page! Perhaps we should come together in prayer for the preparation of the ‘unpredictable’ the Lord is speaking to us about. There is a deep power of agreement here. YES I love my healing miracle. GOD is so good. Think about it and email me! Hugs to you with Prayers abundant, Sandi
First the natural Donald Trump and the natural government and the speed at which that is happening this time. Then the spiritual or as you and others have spoken Gods David or his own right hand. The church will react much like the Democratic Party is to Donald Trump for there is much hidden corruption in the church in America. Just as there is only one Donald God has only one David and as in the past I have said they are not the same person. Though they come on the seen at nearly the same time and that is why the confusion. Also many in the church world have their thinking fogged by the very things that need to be changed.
The rest is about to unfold sister and you have a front row seat.
Dear David, As always I am focusing on your ‘food for thought’ you shared..hmmmm “The rest is about to unfold sister and you have a front row seat’…is it reserved with my name on it?? LOL! You always make me stop and ponder your words! Yes as I read what you wrote about the church, I envisioned a very deep fog and people making their way through it..then the Lord said, tell David, the fog is lifting in many places but some will not make it through the fog because they do not believe they will. THanks for your input about the Donald. True, we are all His imperfect vessels and He amazingly finds a way to direct us as He trusts us to follow where He leads. What a loving Father we have. In His love, Sandi
Is it reserved with my name on it? Sure why not? After all you did not do anything to deserve it. Seems to be a gift.
If you knew how much of a miracle it is that we converse together for our Father to have reserved a seat for you is a small thing. I told you more than four years ago we would be friends. Now it would seem we are. And that is as it should be with all believers. Sadly it is not. Any way sister it is enough for now the rest will speak for it self and the noise of it will be heard in all the earth. You will need the chair to be seated for surly you will not be able to stand.And that will be a good thing.
Bravo, my brother, you see so clearly. Yes, David, we are friends and He is Lord. As I read this, I kept hearing the Lord say, I have written it on your heart that the friendship is strong and there are ties that have held you close all along, I am the Lord of Him. The tie is not ever broken by a difference of opinion now and then because the love they have for me will last through thick or thin. I am making it clear to all in this hour, who is still in this game and together they will win! So thank you David, for being my friend. The one who sent you said it would not end!! You are a blessing and His servant you have always been. One day, we will meet face to face when our time on earth is spent. Abundant grace until we take our place in that ‘front row seat’! Your friend forever, Sandi