Psalm 37:4 tells us to take delight in the Lord and He will give us the desires of our heart. We must give to Him first and He gives it back to us even better. Hannah asked for a son and promised God she would give him back to Him, so He gave her Samuel. When the people wanted an earthly king, Samuel went to the Lord to ask for guidance. He only wanted to do what the Lord told him to do. The people wanted to be like the nations around them, even after Samuel warned them of the consequences, so God gave them what they wanted. God had lived with the Israelites for many years without a temple, but David wanted to build one for Him. God told David He would build His temple through David's son. He was talking about the physical temple Solomon built and the spiritual temple Jesus built. We become God's temple through Jesus! When we feel the power of the Holy Spirit, it is because we have opened our hearts and brought Him in, and when we don't feel it, the opposite is true - we have turned from Him. God doesn't care what material the vessel is made of as long as it is clean, so He can use us, no matter our circumstances, if we have clean hearts. We must be patient - God won't show us His whole plan for us because we wouldn't be able to understand, but if we have open hearts, the Holy Spirit will show us something new everyday!

Amen!

Reference verses: Psalm 37:4; Matthew 6:19-21; 1 Samuel 8; John 6:38; John 18:36-37; Acts 7:45-51; 2 Samuel 7:6-7; Acts 1:6-8; 2 Chronicles 7:1; Acts 2:1-3; 2 Corinthians 4:7; 2 Timothy 2:19-21; Romans 8:28