What Does It Mean to Delight In the Lord?
Morning Pages Week Nine
I shared last week that I am going through the 12-week workbook “The Artist's Way.” As a part of the course, I write three pages in a journal each day. I am sharing a section of my writing each week with you. I would love your feedback on this new approach to my weekly Dispatch.
Last week in a talk I gave, I talked about “delighting in the Lord.” The online dictionary defines delight as pleasure or joy; as something that gives great pleasure or joy. I don’t think I have really done that. Maybe on occasion, but not consistently. Just to know that the God of the Universe, the one who created me and everyone and everything else, loves me, is amazing.
He cares about everything that I care about. He loves me unconditionally. There is nothing I can do to make Him love me more or less. I want to just bask in that love and let it consume me. The security that it brings to know I am His. Jesus is my savior. I can rejoice. He has loved me forever.
That is truly the point of this life. Loving God and fulfilling the role He has given me. It is amazing that He knew me from the beginning of time. He planned for exactly when I was born; planned for me to be born to my parents; and numbered all the days of my life.
He is sovereign. There is nothing that happens by accident. His plan for my life is perfect for me. God is so very good.
Questions For You To Think About:
What does “delighting in the Lord” mean to you?
What does “He loves you unconditionally” mean to you?
What is your response to Him?
2 Minute Drill
Levi and Jenni Lusko have a new book, “The Marriage Devotional,” that is out this week. They joined me on the Awesome Marriage Podcast and in this clip they talk about what God showed them during this process.
Quick Hits:
This Week’s Quote: Mark Twain
Samuel Clements Moore - the man we know as Mark Twain - was born on November 30, 1835 in Missouri. The first time I read Tom Sawyer I fell in love with reading. I was completely absorbed with the story and characters and as a young boy, I imagined what it would be like to be Tom. The book was one of the first to be written on a typewriter. It was, at first, a commercial failure but went on to the best selling book by Mark Twain during his lifetime.
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This Week’s Trivia Question
How many eyes does a bee have?
This Week’s Did You Know
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Awesome Marriage This week
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This Week’s Trivia Answer:
A bee has 5 eyes!
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