delight
“Delight yourself in the Lord…”
“His delight is in the law of the Lord…”
“Delight yourself in the wife of your youth…”
“As a father delights to give good gifts to his children…”
When I think of the word “delight”, a whole list of Bible verses comes to mind.
And each time, the word is a verb—or an adverb. Delighting is an action. And sometimes, it’s hard work.
I want to take delight in my children. I want to delight my husband. I want to truly delight in God’s Word.
But I’m learning that it doesn’t come naturally. I need to truly purpose to delight.
As Christians, we should always delight in what God wants for our lives. I know it’s not always easy… and it can be hard to put aside our feelings but when we make the conscious choice to do so, God gives us Joy! 🙂
Praise to God for the love He has for us!
A hearty “Amen” to that, Samantha!!
Love the thoughts and scriptures, to purpose or to choose to delight, we don’t have to be ruled by feelings.
You are so right…”to purpose to delight”…I want that too! Blessings to you!
Action word. A choice rather than a feeling. YES! Thank you for the reminder.
Love this collection of verses! Powerful stuff, yes? Thanks for sharing!
I love that. So true. We need to think of these things more often as verbs, and not as emotions or feelings. Thank you for sharing 🙂