Delight yourself in the Lord
Psalms 37:3-5: ‘Trust in the Lord, and do good. Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him and he shall bring it to pass.’ I was meditating on this scripture and wanted to look deeper into what it means to delight yourself in the Lord. To delight yourself in the Lord means to find fulfilment, joy and satisfaction in Him. It is the feeling of contentment and happiness in your relationship with God and making a purposeful and intentional choice to prioritise Him above everything else. Furthermore, when we delight ourselves in the Lord, we are making a deliberate decision to seek his presence and draw closer to him (James 4:8). However, in order to fully delight in the Lord God, it is important to understand who He is. It is almost impossible to delight in something if you do not know anything about it. It goes back to what I quantified in my previ...