Episode Details

In this heartfelt devotional, Hannah Benson reflects on Psalm 37:4 and God’s promises about the desires of our hearts. While we often pray for dreams, relationships, and opportunities, Hannah reminds us that true fulfillment comes when we delight ourselves in the Lord first. God wants to transform our desires to align with His will — not to give us idols that take His place. Through personal stories and biblical insight, this devotional invites us to surrender control, trust God’s timing, and find contentment in Him above all else.

✨ Highlights

• The deeper meaning of Psalm 37:4 — why God shapes our desires before He fulfills them

• How good things like careers, relationships, or ministry dreams can become modern-day idols

• Why God sometimes says “no” and how His redirection protects our hearts

• A practical way to test your desires: “If God asked me to give this up, would I?”

• Encouragement to trust that God’s plan is always better than anything we could imagine

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Full Transcript Below:

God Will Meet the Desires of Our Hearts, but He Won’t Give Us the Idols We Ask For.

A devotional by Hannah Benson

“Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your hearts.”

Psalm 37:4 (ESV)

This verse has been an anchor for me over the past several years as I’ve navigated the challenges of high-school and now adulthood. I have so many dreams and desires on my heart. Some doors God has swung wide open, while others, I’m still wondering what is on the other side.

Sometimes, God whispers to my heart: “You need to knock.” After all, didn’t Jesus say “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7 ESV).

We know the Lord delights to give goo