David may not have always done things right, but God was never far from his thoughts. He knew the “secret” of his success.

When you read through the Bible, it becomes clear that men who desired God were men of prayer.

Being a Christian doesn’t mean you and I don’t sin anymore. You will still sin, but sin will cease to be the predominant pattern of your life.

Shortly before his death at age 82, John Newton is quoted as proclaiming with a loud voice during a message he was giving, “My memory is nearly gone, but I remember two things: That I am a great sinner, and that Christ is a great Savior!”

Do you want to be a man after God’s own heart? Or, put another way, is your heart’s desire to follow after God?

This, my friend, is the grace of God. There can be no other explanation! By his actions, David didn’t deserve God’s blessings. But in his heart he had the right desire—a longing to follow and please God.

God doesn’t expect perfection, as we can clearly see from David. With all that David had done wrong in his life, God could still look at David’s heart and say he was a man after His own heart—a man who did all God’s will.

I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do. —ACTS 13:22

You will reap major blessings in every area of your life as you make your own commitment to follow after God and do everything He wants you to do (Acts 13:22).