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Delight thyself also in the Lord 

And He shall give thee

The desires of thine heart.

~Psalm 37:4        

 

Good morning dear Sister!

Are you delighting in the Lord this morning? Just think, He has gifted you another day! One thing is for sure, it is a delight to wake up to Someone who is smiling at you!

The first time I read this verse, early in my Christian walk, it was probably printed on a plaque or a mug in a Christian store somewhere. I hadn’t yet dived too deeply into the Old Testament.  I remember thinking something like, “Wow, I’m delighted in God and my salvation, does that mean He is going to give me whatever delights my heart? What a deal!”

Come on now, ‘fess up! Did you ever, at one time, think something like that too? No matter how old we are, we will always be “children” in God’s heart. I sure hope He sometimes gets a chuckle out of how predictable we are.

Back then, I couldn’t afford a mug or a plaque so I looked up Psalm 37 in my new Bible. There, I was slightly dismayed to read the verse preceding verse 4, where God instructs us to ‘Trust in the Lord and do good! Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness!” (Ps 37:3) Ohhhh, my heart sunk. “Trust”, “dwell”, “do good”, “cultivate faithfulness”… that did not sound easy in my newly reborn mind. I knew there was a catch!

But God’s Word is always truth! Our understanding or lack of understanding does not change His Word! As I grew in the Lord and matured in my faith, the Lord brought me along step by step; proving to me His faithfulness and demonstrating His trustworthiness! I learned that I could be confident in Him; that I could safely dwell in the new spiritual land that He had brought me into.

As I learned to trust His leading, I began to do good things that I never dreamed or thought possible! I was joyful and satisfied in my new life! The closer I came to Him, the closer I wanted to be….. I was not aware of it, but I was cultivating faithfulness! 

In fact, the more I delighted in Him, the more my heart was directed toward Him and away from my own selfish desires. The Lord had conquered and captured my heart that had once been held captive by worldly goals and dreams. 

Looking back, I see the progression of God’s will being accomplished in my life, but at the time, I hardly realized that He was working out His Word in me. It didn’t matter that I didn’t understand it or even remember. Once we give Him permission, He is faithful to keep working even when we don’t know He is working, praise God! He is so good, loving, kind and gentle that it wasn’t some horrible ordeal  to be molded by His Hand. In fact, I was so drawn by His goodness that I hardly noticed that I was being set free!

Now, the more I delight in Him, my own heart’s desire grows to delight Him as well! Such love our Abba pours out on us! He takes what little we are willing to give and multiplies it back to us in all that is good, edifying and life-giving! What a deal!

So, my dear sister, what is your heart’s desire today? Are you willing to make a deal with the Lord? You are a masterpiece of His creation, He calls you His child! He loves you! He wants to shape you into all that is pleasing, precious and pure in His sight! 

Delight yourself in Him, and He will give you the desires of your heart! His Word is tried and true, it never changes! (and there aren’t any loopholes either)

The Lord blesses every little step of faith we take, so be blessed today, in Jesus’ name!

Keep loving Jesus AND moving forward!

With lots of love, your sister, Celeste