From Wanting Blessings to Wanting God

• By candidasullivan
• September 10, 2025
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The Lord will give us the desires of our hearts. After all, He is the One who placed them in our hearts. However, it takes trust and commitment on our part. And a relationship with the Lord.

Psalm 37:4-5 KJV
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

I used to think God’s blessings worked like a vending machine: pray, ask, and receive. But I’ve learned it’s about relationships, not transactions.
I just wanted to pray, tell the Lord how to bless me, and then receive the blessings. But it doesn’t work that way.

It took me a long time to understand the relationship part. I’ve learned that if I want a good life, I can’t leave the Lord out of any part of it. I need His guidance, and when He shows me what to do, I must do it.

God knows where the blessings are. To receive them, I must follow Him. Otherwise, I will go off in the wrong direction and cause unnecessary heartache and frustration for myself. To delight myself in the Lord means that I satisfy Him and use my life to glorify Him.

The greatest desire of my heart is a connection to God. My soul desires to feel the Holy Spirit and to communicate with Him. Anything less than a genuine connection leaves me in a place of wanting. Then I become vulnerable, making me an easier target for the enemy.

In the moments of vulnerability, when Satan sneaks in other things to satisfy my soul, that’s when addictions become a problem. Nothing but a genuine connection to the Lord can give me what I desire. Anything else is just a distraction and a stumbling block to me.

Therefore, when I start craving things of this world, I like to pause and question what I am craving. I don’t want to be someone who numbs my heart’s desires with temporary worldly pleasures. But instead, I want to let the Lord bless me. There is great joy in working with Him and having a relationship with Him.

You can start building a relationship with God today. He is waiting to spend time with you.