Author: Charles H. Spurgeon From the book: Faith's Checkbook
"Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart." - Psalm 37:4
DELIGHT in God has a transforming power and lifts a man above the gross desires of our fallen nature. Delight in Jehovah is not only sweet in itself, but it sweetens the whole soul, till the longings of the heart become such that the Lord can safely promise to fulfill them. Is not that a grand delight which moulds our desires till they are like the desires of God?
Our foolish way is to desire and then set to work to compass what we desire. We do not go to work in God's way, which is to seek Him first, and then expect all things to be added unto us. If we will let our heart be filled with God till it runs over with delight, then the Lord Himself will take care that we shall not want any good thing. Instead of going abroad for joys, let us stay at home with God and drink waters out of our own fountain. He can do for us far more than all our friends. It is better to be content with God alone than to go about fretting and pining for the paltry trifles of time and sense. For a while we may have disappointments; but if these bring us nearer to the Lord, they are things to be prized exceedingly, for they will in the end secure to us the fulfillment of all our right desires.
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I recently heard of a missionary who would sit in his house and pray ALL day. Now, I know that may sound odd, as our culture has a very "Get It Done!" type of mentality; but this holy man of God had hundreds of people who would come to his house to speak with him because they knew he was holy and was praying. How often I get down on myself because I'm not doing this or I should be doing that - but then I know that if I'm doing what the Lord has instructed me to do, even if its just the smallest of things; then I can rest that He is well pleased and thus I should be pleased also. I was telling a friend of mine who is here in France with me that she shouldn't be self-conscience of singing because she is singing praises to the Lord of Hosts and it pleases Him! So if you find your delight in the Lord, your life will be much more content and you will feel accomplished, knowing you've done right in His sight. Agape.
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