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Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself

Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD        and he will give you the desires of your heart. As I read this today, I wonder how well I do this: delight myself in the Lord.  There are things I want and trips I want to take. It seems unlikely that any of these things will bring glory to God. I want them for me. I want them for my enjoyment or comfort. I also wonder if I can honestly say that I delight myself in the Lord.  It is absolutely true that I love to praise God.  I find no greater joy.  But I am not certain that I let God satisfy me.  I am not certain that I let God's requests on my time and talents come before everything else, or that I delight in those requests.  I can't think of anything off hand that God has asked of me lately that I have refused to do, but then I can't think of anything that God has asked of me.  Even making that statement scares me.  What am I setting myself up for?  What will...