I so appreciate how Lor came into our lives and so quickly became part of our herd. I am constantly encouraged by her. We have great conversations about deep things. I am also constantly challenged by her life of surrender. She is a beautiful woman and a great sister.
Laura challenged me last night as we chatted. She asked me very pointedly about several unrelated conversations I've had with people in the last few months, where the individuals felt impressed by the Lord to tell me that the Lord is delighted in me, and that I need to "delight in Him." It seemed that the Lord was trying to get my attention, calling me into a deeper level of love with Him.
And so last night Lor asked me if I am walking in that.
I had to honestly answer her, "No...I don't think I am."
And so...here I am, meditating on what it means to delight in the Lord. I know there is so much more of Him that I have yet to discover. I know I am not yet walking in true and consistent delight of the Lord.
Tell me...what do you think it means to delight in the Lord?
P.S. Whenever the Lord calls Lor to your mind, pray for her. Let's keep her consistently upheld in prayer.
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I just erased a very long response to write one simple question: how do you know you're not walking in delight of our Father, Lord, Savior, and Friend?
for me, I feel to "delight in the Lord" is to be content and thankful for the current state of our lives, not wanting more, but wanting more Christ. I feel it is a hunger for Him that only increases with each day...where you can't get "enough". Honestly, when I put a picture in my mind of the phrase "delight yourself in the Lord" I picture a little child with an open box of chocolates on their lap, with chocolate smudged all over their cheeks, "delighting" themselves...an odd analogy for the question I suppose, but that's always how I have viewed it.
I like the chocolate analogy...right up my alley. I like what you said, Kayla, about not wanting more, but wanting more Christ. I think that's right where I'm at...just wanting more of Him.
Natasha (or Lynn?)...Thanks for asking me that question. As I tried to answer it I went around and around in circles, until the Lord finally revealed something to me through it. I've erased most of the circles, but I'll share the simple outcome.
I love the Lord...I am aware of Him all around me, most of the time. I am recognzing my nature continually shifting. I know He is at work in my life, that I hear His voice, that He anoints and directs me.
And yet, I still think I want more of Him.
For some reason, at the start of this post I was feeling as if that need for more meant I wasn't delighting at all. But, after my circles around and around trying to answer Erskine's question, I see that I was wrong in that.
Ultimately I know that it is my own responsibility to increase my hunger for Him, by soaking more and more in the Word etc. And I think maybe He's calling me further into that. As I type, I think I recognize that He's calling me deeper, and that He has more "delight" to show me when I wade further in.
I think that's it. I have already been walking in delight of what I know of the Lord. But He's inviting me into more... there's more delight waiting...like going from "glory to glory".
I like this journey...I love how the Body of Christ can speak Christ through simple questions.
So...thanks Lor, and thanks Erskines for asking me those simple questions.
My current delight in the Lord is looking at the National Cathedrial every day from work. Every day I'm reminded how big God is, how imposing He can be, and how he comes down to our level to have a relationship. It takes my breath away every day.
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