Big Sky

Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart.  

– Psalm 37:4

When our kids were tiny, we lived in a classic older New England neighborhood in Worcester, Massachusetts.  The streets were lined with mature, leafy hardwoods that towered over the sturdy Colonial-style houses.  I thought the shade was nice and kept the house cool.  My husband, Dan, agreed, although he felt a little claustrophobic during the summer months when a leafy canopy would encase the house.  

One evening around dinnertime, Dan went missing.  I looked everywhere and called for him.  Eventually, I went out onto the front porch and spied my husband sitting in our neighbor’s front lawn.  They had cut down many of their trees.  He sat by himself staring up at the sky.  What were the neighbors thinking about us now?  I could just imagine them calling their children away from the windows as they peered out at this strange man.  When Dan made his way home, he shared with me that he longed for “Big Sky.”  Now, fifteen years later, we live in Colorado where the sky is huge and more magnificent than I’m sure Dan’s heart ever desired.

What are the secret desires of your heart?  If you could go anywhere, where would you travel?  If you could experience incredible adventure, what would it look like?  What are the sights and smells that delight your senses?  What in nature brings you closer to God?  Where are you when you feel most alive?  What pours joy into your days?

God already knows.  He knows the desires of your heart.  He knows what brings you delight and where you experience His presence in real and tangible ways.  God knows when you are filled with a joy that deflates the difficulties and hardships and gives you the strength to keep going and believing.  God knows when your heart beats faster because you’re bursting with energy and enthusiasm.  He knows everything about you.

So go ahead and share your heart’s desire with God.  Then, pay attention to the times when God blows your mind and blesses you more abundantly than you’d ever imagined.  Delight yourself in the Lord and dream big, where skies are limitless and joy abounds.

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