Delight Yourself

It is written, "Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart." - Psalm 37:4.

Do we really want that? Do we REALLY want the desires of our hearts are sinful? And what are we willing to do to obtain those desires?

I suppose we could make a list of our desires - a wish list of sorts. But we really don't have to do that. God already knows what our desires are. God already knows everything about us.

"Would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart." - Psalm 44:21

The key to receiving the desires of our hearts is written in the first half of our opening verse. "Delight yourself in the Lord."

What does THAT mean? And how do we do it?

Is God delighted with us? Are we delighted with Him? Are we making Him smile with the way we are living our lives? Are we delighted to read His Word everyday? Are we loving Him with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength? Are we loving others? Even our enemies?

The proof of our delight in God is this: Have we truly received the desires of our hearts? And what are those desires, because our desires will change the closer we get to God. When we really know God and His will, our desires change and become His. Does that make sense?

"God is love." His "first and greatest commandment" for us is to love Him and love others. When we do that, He will be delighted with us and we are loved in return. The secret to all of this, obviously, is love. Our desire then should be to love God and love others.

"Love one another, for love comes from God." - 1 John 4:7

How will we demonstrate love to someone today? Who will God place in our lives today for us to encourage and to love in His name?

[This story was written for my friend, Essie. I love you kid! And I always will. Delight yourself in the Lord and watch what happens.]