Proverbs 10:24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
The emphasis in this promise is the contrast between fear and desire. What the unbeliever fears most will happen to him, while the desire of the believer will granted to him. All people, in some degree, fear death, and we know for sure it will come to them all. However, the believers desire life, and we know that this desire has been granted to them. He who believes in the Son is declared righteous and now has eternal life. After temporal death, eternal life continues on. This is the wonderful promise of the Gospel: believe in Christ and live forever. The desire of every created human being is to live. “Though he die, yet shall he live.”
The desire to live is planted in every human heart. Ecclesiastes 3:11: “He has put eternity into man’s heart.” Every person knows there is more to life than just this life, unless he consciously denies God and Eternity (that man is called a fool). But this implanted yearning is not satisfied until the Gospel reveals it.
The desire of the righteous is granted by God because our desires change. When we come to faith our desires change. This is the key. God grants our desire because we now desire what God desires, instead of sinful, selfish, worldly, material desires. We seek first the kingdom of God, we set our minds on things above, and we desire holy, godly, spiritual, desires. We pray, “Thy will be done in my life, Your kingdom come to me.” Psalm 37:4: “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
Trust the Lord to shape, form, and change your desires to be like His desires for you. Get to know Him, His mind, His heart, and His desire. He will grant it.