“Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37: 4
When you hear the word “delight” or “delightful”, what images come to your mind? Perhaps you see a tea party or a particularly happy event. Maybe it is visualizing a stroll along the ocean front with a good friend or relaxing for a few minutes in a hot tub. It could be you loved an idea that an acquaintance gave to you and told him/her you were delighted to hear it. At this challenging time in our world, however, it seems all of us are learning to find our satisfaction and pleasure in simpler things – the spring flowers in your garden, time to sit down and read a chapter or two in a good book, or simply accomplishing a task which you have been avoiding. What brings you a sense of comfort or pleasure these days?
It is a very opportune time for all of us to examine where our sources of satisfaction and joy are found. Do they exist in our creature comforts or in the One who gives us all things to enjoy? Is your greatest pleasure found in your material and financial security or in a Savior who has promised to supply all of your needs. When anxiety and disappointment start to creep into the edges of your mind, where do you find solace and contentment?
You are invited to join us as we explore the Bible and discover various ideas which we can incorporate in our lives to help us “find delight (satisfaction, pleasure, joy, contentment) in the Lord”. After all, His promise to us is to satisfy our heart’s desires if we find Him to be the most admirable and worthy object of our focus and longings. That is a promise worth investigating, don’t you agree?
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