Psalm 65 celebrates the fact that God wants to answer our prayers and give us good things. He wants to bless us. However, very often, God’s idea of blessing is different to ours. And, needless to say, God knows best. There is no desire we cannot bring to God. On the contrary, we should express all our desires before him. God may give you want you want or he may change what you want. If, for example, your main desire in life is to be rich and famous, by all means, bring that to God. But you may find that he will be more concerned with changing your desire than fulfilling it. This is all the more reason why you should discuss this desire with God. In one sense, we could say that God always gives us what we truly desire. The problem is, we rarely know what it is we really desire. God knows what will truly satisfy our hearts and he is committed to giving us what is best. Jesus says, to assure us of God’s willingness to answer prayer, that God is a good father, and that if we ask him for bread to eat, he will not give us a stone instead (Matthew 7:9). On the other hand, though, if we ask God for a stone to eat, God will give us bread. God will not give us second best. No good parent ever gives his child everything they want because a good parent is always concerned about the child’s ultimate well-being. So it is with God. He is committed to blessing us.
Ask God to align your desires with his.
Read Psalm 65.
