Delight in Him

'Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.' Psalms 37:4



This past Saturday I received word from the Lord and it resonated in my heart loud.
Do I truly delight in the Lord?

To delight in Him is to know who He is, what He is about, what makes up who He is and delight in that still.
It's easy for us to look at the lovely things like His love, mercy, grace and forgiveness because those are things that we yearn for and will always be received with open hands.

However, the things about Him that may not be so lovely to us in certain areas of our lives, we resist.
Along, with God's amazing love, comes discipline.

Because He loves us more than anyone else ever will, He will also guide us through paths that may not be as easy sailing as we would've chosen. That may not be something we jump at delighting in. Nobody likes to be taken out of their comfort zone.

Have you gotten quite cozy in your spiritual life? I know I have been at that place before. The Lord, however, wants more. He desires an intimate relationship with His children, and His purpose is for us to grow in our spiritual life to be more like Him.

If it means building character by walking through the fire in our lives through enduring situations that are painful, where we are broken, and tears seem never ending, God will in His amazing love for us to become like His nature. That is where He knows that in our brokenness we will see life, that precious life He's given, with a different view than before. We will begin to see that our life has been created for the sole purpose to serve Him. As we become broken, we will recognize Him as our Creator, our Father, our Friend, Savior and the one true God. In that state we will be able to genuinely delight in Him, in His ways, and in His love.

Suddenly Saved.

'Why did God allow grandpa to get in an accident mom?'

Every morning we pray for protection for each of our loved ones. One of those mornings, my father was involved in a four car accident where his vehicle was declared a total loss in an already tough economy, and he was taken to the ER.
By God's grace it wasn't worse than it could've been, but in my child's eyes, God had taken somewhat of a break from His 24/7 care.

When cancer strikes and the battle is lost, we may wonder.
When our marriage is on the rocks, we question.
When our home is about to be foreclosed, we become disappointed in the protection that is supposed to be over us at all times.

We wish that problems would stay away from our lives, and that our lives would be filled with happiness constantly. However, how often would God have the opportunity to save?

Evil is something that will always roam this world and it is inevitable. It will push us down hard enough to make us fall, but we will always have a Saviour who will readily pull us out from the oceans and rivers before they overflow us. His hand will always suddenly reach out into the flames before we are burned.

The Lord could've easily taken His people from Egypt to the promised land without obstacles and taken the shorter route, however, God in all His wisdom wanted to display the immense care and love for His people by saving again and again.

Whatever battle you are going through today, know that the Lord hasn't taken a break. He is working overtime on your behalf and will get you through. You might be weary, but the Lord is not.
Do not lose hope, as He will save because He is Mighty to. The Lord of Abraham will come to your rescue and pull you up.