Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it.

Psalm 37:4-5

So often we get stuck on what we want in life and put that before God’s plans. We end up getting disappointed because things didn’t go our way and we wonder why they didn’t. “I worked so hard for this promotion and it got ripped from my hands!” “I thought we were going to get married and then he just leaves.” “I got all these good grades but this college that I’ve been dreaming of for years won’t accept me.” I’m sure you can think of several situations like these that you have been in. So what’s the problem?

David answers in the passage above. We have to delight ourselves in the Lord and commit our ways to Him. This means humbling our prideful and selfish hearts before Him. It means giving every aspect of our life to Him. When we do this our desires will line up with God’s and then He can grant us the desires of our heart.

What does humbling your heart look like though? First it is surrendering control over situations to God. Every situation, good or bad, knowing that God is in control and is watching over you. Jeremiah 29:11 states, ‘For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not calamity to give you a future and a hope.’ God has a plan for every single situation He puts us in. And surrendering control and trusting in Him will make the process a whole lot easier.

Second is doing research before making a decision. Search the Bible and make sure you aren’t going against God. Pray about it. Talk to your pastor, mentor, or trusted friend and see what godly guidance they can give you. All this will help you make sure that you are keeping your life honoring to God. And finally, simply your life for Christ.

I challenge you to start practicing this in your daily life. When I realized that I needed to humble myself before my King, life changed. I began to have more peace about the crazy things I usually find myself in. Yes it’s hard since we humans love to have control, but once you surrender that control it’s totally worth it.