There are two kinds of longings:
There are the things that are craved and that become goals in order to satisfy the craving for security and then there are the desires of the heart.
The desires of the heart are the things that are chosen. They are not the result of any lack or any gain. They are either worldly or personal ideals, or they are things that are desired because of the Word of God and eternal investment.
When we speak of the Lord giving us the desires of the heart, it would be glib and shallow to assume that it means He will deliver to us the things we crave.
He gives to His Own the desires of the heart because they are His Own - Soldiers of The Cross - who understand that the things of this world will crumble and fade away. Those who follow hard after Him are desperate to be nearer to Him, to be like Him and to serve Him.
To be His, is to experience the Fountain of Life. It is to be able to see beyond tomorrow. It is to be so flexible as to have as little or as much as glorifies Him.
It is to be transformed into His likeness. Nothing less
Whatever the cost.
Tell Him today.
Aloud.