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“Delight thyself also in the Lord, and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart” (Psalm 37:4).
At first glance, it might seem that this verse is a “blank check” to get whatever we want. If we just delight ourselves in the Lord, He will give us our desires. However, when we read the verse more carefully, we realize that if we delight ourselves in the Lord, our desires will be formed by Him, and we will want what He would want us to have.
It is a wonderful thing to enjoy the Lord Jesus in our hearts, for only He is able to fill our hearts. Then, that new life He has given us is displayed in our Christian walk in this world, and our desires are for the right things.
Also, God loves to give, and when we are walking in obedience to His Word, He loves to give His children what would be for their good. Then we can have contentment and peace even though there are sometimes problems along the way. Let us always remember that obedience and happiness go together!
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