I find myself kicked back in a leather chair, feet on the ottoman, near a fire quizzically perusing the edges of it’s container. “Soaking” music drenches the room that overlooks a fairly calm bay of beautiful fresh water. The wind seems to whisper something through the trees and the sparse clouds seem to just be around for the free ride…and here I am left with a peaceful heart and pensive mind.
I have much to be thankful for. God has been faithful and patient with me. He’s provided far more than I’ve ever needed and better than I’ve asked for. Part of me feels again like a child. My mind surveys honest questions that have laid beneath…I wonder why in all of the sacrifices I’ve made throughout my years have I sacrificed my delight in Him and settled so often for diligence for Him…or sometimes for myself?
Delight…Why is this word overlooked in our lives so often? When was the last time you truly delighted in something of value? It’s strange because we were created with a yearning to be delighted and delightful. Yet we often seek to satisfy ourselves in things that won’t at all bring delight to us or anyone else…we’re often fearful of truly being free to delight in the beautiful things within our lives.
Lives get busy. Things need to be done. There’s a lot of hard work here on Earth. We toil. We push. We persevere. We sometimes do the things we like to do but most of the time we do the things we must do…Yet how often do we slow ourselves down to simply Delight?
I actually sat down to write a different blog and this came out so I’ll stop here for today. It’s time for me to start writing some more blogs though so I invite you to come along with me. In the meantime, I encourage you to take some time and just be refreshed by His delight…His delight in creation. His delight in faithfulness and intimacy. His delight in provision. His delight in timing…His delight in the bride…maybe even if you dare, His delight in you!
