Take Delight
Day 20
“Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart“. Psalm 37:4
I have always “delighted” in this verse. It has always warmed my heart and just flat out made me smile. I loved the thought of getting the desires of my heart because I had lots of desires. Then…
Then I began to grow in the Lord. Spending time in His Word, studying the meaning of the ancient words. It wasn’t long until I saw the error of my ways. My ways were selfish and all about me. I began to pray this verse with the right motives and the right heart, asking God to align my desires with His. I told Him to withhold anything that was not good for me, giving me only what He wanted me to have. Oh, there was such sweetness. And today…
Today as I wrestle with my flesh, I don’t trust my heart or motives but I as so grateful that God is sovereign and sees beyond me. Regardless of my flesh, He rules. Regardless of my desires, His prevails. Regardless of disappointment, He reigns.
Today I am challenged to revisit this verse and trust God to change my wrong motives by purifying my heart with His unfailing love and righteousness.
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This verse, “Take delight in the Lord and he will give me the desires of my heart,’ has always been a favorite verse, a promise. I remember after two sons and three grandsons that when i was blessed with two granddaughters, this verse meant so much. But today, i reflect on take delight in the Lord. I want to delight in the Lord. I think as i grow older, delighting in the Lord, walking daily with him, journaling my prayers is so important. Blessings Diana
I ,also look at what it really means to delight in the Lord.The Lord showed me when my boyfriend (became my husband) was in the air force and would write a letter Oh how I delighted when reading it over and over.I wansnt just happy I WAS DELIGHTED.It took me years to get to a place where I couldnt wait to get into the word to see what the Lord had to say to me.Leard about His faithfulness ,pritection and transforming love.