Those Who Seek Him Lack No Good Thing

Have you ever started praying something for someone else only to learn later that YOU need your prayer more than the other person? Yikes! A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to Adam about Psalm 34. As I read through it, I desired each verse for our (future) children... I pray that our children bless the Lord continually, that they seek Him for deliverance, that they taste His goodness, that they fear Him, etc. I began memorizing the Psalm for this purpose - to pray it for our (future) children.

Then disappointment came... I had prayed and hoped for something. I believed that God's timing was now, that He was finally going to answer my prayers. But He said no; once again He asked me to wait. And I was hurt. I told God that it wasn't fair and I pointed out others who have what I wanted - Why them and not me? Pridefully, I told Him that I deserved this and that everything would be better if He would only grant this one request. And I heard Him whisper the verses that I had memorized only days before... "I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth... I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears." You want me to bless you and seek you, Lord? At all times... Even now? You'll deliver me from my fears? "Taste and see that [I] am good." I know You're good, Lord. "Those who fear [me] have no lack." I fear You, Lord. "Those who seek [me] lack no good thing." I am seeking you, Lord. But why do I feel this desire? Why do I feel like I'm missing out on something that others enjoy? If I feel lack, it means one of two things... 1) I am not seeking the Lord. Or 2) The object of my desire is not good.

1) I am not seeking the Lord. Psalm 37:4 says, "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." I remember hearing Beth Moore comment that she's learned that this verse doesn't mean that God will give us everything we want, rather it means that God makes Himself that desire. It means we become satisfied because we find that He is the only thing worth desiring.

2) The object of my desire is not good. I don't mean that a house or a husband (or whatever we might be praying for) is bad itself, but it may not be what God has planned. Or further it may not be what God has planned for right now. To lack no good thing means that we already HAVE every good thing.

So I find myself now praying Psalm 34 not only for future children, but for myself... I'm praying that I will bless the Lord continually, that I will seek Him for deliverance, that I will taste His goodness, that I will fear Him, etc. And I pray the same for you, dear friend. God's blessings to you.