I always wanted to see what I’d look like as a blond.
Friday night was our church’s annual Ladies Christmas Tea. Here is a picture of the Mistress of Ceremonies doin’ her thang. Yep, that’s me! We had tons of great food, an interesting speaker, and then the always hilarious White Elephant gift exchange. Did I mention tons of great food? On Saturday we got up bright...
Last night we were hanging out in the family room before dinner. My four-year-old wanted to get past her brother, and instead of her typical, "Daaaaa-viiiid!" she said, "Excuse me. Excuse me D, excuse me." Jumping at the opportunity for some positive reinforcement, I said, "That was really using your good manners, C!" To which...
I’ve been feeling quite self-absorbed lately. I don’t like it. All this shopping for the perfect party outfit and the general busyness of the holiday season has me ignoring my household chores and putting my family’s needs on hold. And let’s not even talk about my daily devotions or preparing for my weekly Bible study....
I agree with Lori. I think that a big part of it is not letting little things steal my joy. Someone flipped me off in traffic yesterday (first off I must be completely naive because I didn’t know people still did that and secondly I didn’t do anything wrong!) and my first thought was “Why that little….” and my second immediate thought was that I wasn’t going to let that incident steal my joy. Therefore- delighting in him. Hope that helps :).
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To delight myself in the Lord is to get my primary Joy from Him. To allow myself to be delighted by nothing more than His love, His presence, and His blessings. To be satisfied, content, and yes, delighted, no matter what my circumstances. Because of, and through Him.
You’re so insightful lately- I like it! and what a good answer By Lori! I think John Piper’s writing provides a TON of insight into delighting in God.
I’ve wondered this too…I’ll check back to see what more people think. Good thoughts!
I chewed on this scripture a bit this past summer. I don’t want to be ‘fluffy’ with my relationship with the Lord. I want something real. So if God is real. And He’s grace, and joy, and forgiving, and… you get the picture, then wouldn’t I delight Him and IN Him by embracing those qualities?
Not sure entirely, but that answer worked for me.
Here, I believe, the Lord is asking for good joke ideas. Heaven probably feels pretty slow sometimes.
I like to think of it as just enjoying Him. I am delighted when I pick Lydia up out of her crib. I am delighted when I get a new comment on my blog. So, I want to feel the same way about my relationship with Him. The HOW…now that’s another question…and I don’t know the answer…