"Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s."
"who satisfies your desires with good things..."
That part of the psalm really stood out to me.
At first I was like, oh so He gives us all our desires, ok, well how come I still don't have what I want?
Then it dawned on me. God doesn't give me what I want necessarily, but what is BEST for me.
He gives me good things.
Often I see good things as those things that I want, when really what is good for me is sometimes exactly the opposite! God knows my heart better than I know my heart and so knows exactly what I need to satisfy my hearts longings. He is my Heavenly Father who knows me inside and out and can meet my needs better than I can meet my own! How amazing it is that He chooses to meet this sinful person right where she is at to lavish so much love and compassion on!
This psalm reminds me that I can rest knowing that my Father is taking care of me. I don't have to run around trying to get my hearts needs met, and trying to find the love I so long for. God has already graciously given that to me, and is daily here ready to meet my deepest needs. He is taking care of me, and won't stop doing so. He gives me good things.
