I Can See Clearly Now

“Delight yourself also in the Lord , And He shall give you the desires of your heart.” Psalms 37:4 NKJV

I reflect fondly on the day I finally got my contact lenses. I had noticed that my sight was getting worse, but I was being very stubborn about going to the eye doctor. I felt like I was admitting that my young eyes were getting old. Nonetheless, I made the mature decision to go in and get my new contacts. Putting them on for the first time was an incredible experience. I realized that I had missed so much because my immaturity had prevented me from taking this necessary step. I could truly see more clearly than I had ever seen.

As I grow spiritually, I thank God that He opens my eyes to things that I may have missed in my younger spiritual days. For instance, the verse above is a well-quoted verse. It’s always been one of my favorites. Initially I took to this verse because it “clearly” told me that God would give me whatever I asked for, whatever I wanted, as long as I delighted in Him. But as I look with renewed eyes I realize it doesn’t really say that. It tells me that God will give me my heart’s desires. This means He will place in my heart the things that I should desire. For God knows that left to my own devices, my flesh will crave the things of this world, because those things make my flesh happy. But if I delight in Him, then He will make me yearn for the things not of this world. I will yearn for Him and what He has for me. And as the rest of this passage in Psalms tells us, He promises to bring these things to pass. I’m so grateful that I now see that ever so clearly.