Sunday, May 9, 2010

What do you Delight in?

I delight in the sound of childrens laughter I delight in going down hill fast on a bicycle I delight in the smile of a friend I delight in seeing a blackfaced fox squirrel on a cold December morning I delight in deep blue skies with cotton ball clouds I delight in seeing my students finally "get it" I delight in reunions with friends I have not seen in a long while I delight in the first drop on a mega roller coaster I delight in seeing a great team at it's best I delight in seeing great acts of courage I delight in the love of my wife I delight in seeing my children happy I delight in music of all kinds I delight in a good cup of coffee "Delight yourself in the Lord" I have been wondering what that means- what it looks like- How to do it. I am not quite sure if the verse is a command- something I am to intentionally do- Today I will set out to delight in the Lord or Is it more that today I will acknowlege God- Abide in Christ-in every thing I think, say, or do and out of that will flow those feelings of delight like the ones I listed above. There is a bit of a mystery to it all for me- but that's okay- maybe even good. I'm sure if I could come up with a formula for how to delight in the Lord I would probably lose some of the wonder of it all. I think I need to be happy with simply trying to love God and Love people moment by moment and see where that takes me. Psalm 100: Shout for Joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship Him with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God- it is He who made us and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. The Lord is good and His Love endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations. Father God, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, move in me today to trust You, to abide in You- to remember Your great Love for me- to remember Your goodness. Move in Me Lord Jesus to delight in You- to find my joy in You. Holy Spirit, be so powerful in me that the Love of Jesus is always what guides my thoughts, words and deeds. Amen

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