Thursday, September 14, 2006

September 13

Sara’s Heart


Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.


Psalm 37:4 (NKJV)



This is perhaps my favorite verse in the Bible, and yesterday, I quoted it for the first time in a long while.

It came to mind as I wrote a letter to Sara, a young girl whose family is less fortunate than many. Her family lives high in the Andes, and they work hard farming what land they can.

Sara says she enjoys my letters very much, but I'm sure her simple words touched me more than my rambling thoughts will ever impact her. Sara's translated words, in fact, went right to my heart when she said her family prays for my family every night. Is that not beautiful? I picture this small family high in the mountains, eating a basic meal together, talking, sharing their days events, and in that dark and quiet hour, in a warm but humble home, they pray. They pray for me and for my family, and now I finally realize how little I have if I don't have prayer ... how much more I can give if I offer my prayers too. She stirred my soul in such a good way; and now, I want to pray doubly hard for them, and I want to share other things as well—like encouragement from God’s word. This verse in particular.

By the world's standards Sara is poor, but I sense she has so much more ... like a growing love for God. And she has desires; she wants to be a doctor. It's a good dream; and God loves dreams, especially when they are from Him!

My advise to Sara, to anyone, is this: Get so close to God that He speaks to your heart ... then … follow your heart and watch His dreams come alive in you!


Father, draw us close and whisper in our ears. Amen.