Take Delight.....

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Fully Trusting

 Psalm 37: 4, Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart's desires.

Delight is not just a giddy feeling.  This word DELIGHT goes much deeper than that.  This delight is deep in the heart, and it comes with knowing the Lord on His level not ours.  God is not a Gene in a bottle that is there to answer your every whim in life that you encounter.  Oh no, not at all.  This delight comes from the times of Grace God has blessed you with as you encounter every trial and tribulation you have been through in your past and that you will encounter in the future.  The delight comes from knowing that He is in control but we have to give Him that place in our lives.  There have been many time I have tried to "handle" things in my own way only to realize at the end His results would have been far greater and deeper and more meaningful.  In our lives we often try to "Captain" our own ship through the storms of life.  But over time and God letting me have my way I have discovered that His ways are always best.  He IS the Captain of my ship.  I am the First Mate.  My delight comes as I witness His guidance in my life every day realizing He has my best interest at heart.  That doesn't make me a puppet.  It makes me wiser to know that I am following Him as seeking His direction at every point in my life.

Give the guidance over to Him and watch Him as He works in your life (Romans 8: 28)

Prayer:  Dear Father in Heaven, give me the courage and strength to give you the wheel of my ship daily.  You know the storms and where the rocks are that would break up my ship in Life. Guide me oh thou great Jehovah!  In Jesus' name I pray, Amen!

In Christ,

Rev. Ted J. Wilkins

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