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NASB | Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD, And He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart. |
Subject: Do we understand suffering in delighting |
Bible Note: Greetings Keliy - thank you for your words. I know that I can always find much to ponder about the deep things of God here as He is at work among you. Your name vessel is so wonderful - we have this treasure in jars of clay. Sometimes I think we see ourselves as broken - but we as the LORD sees us, we are complete in Him. There is a great line in one of Keith Getty's songs that says, "Let the treasure of the trial form within me as I go." We are each a mould, fashioned by God for His purposes.(Eph 2:10) What He allows to be poured into our lives is part of that process. We hinder His work when we refuse to surrender to His presence - which is so ridiculous as we contemplate the LORD, His love, majesty, mercy, grace, kindness, compassion I could go on and on - who wouldn't want One such as He to be in control!? And yet, if we continue to focus on self, on the trial rather than the treasure we suffer inefficiently. As I contemplate the recent tragedies that I have been surrounded with in recent days, I can only cry out to the LORD to comfort those who are bearing a tremendous load. Praying for others is a way we share one another's burdens. No suffering is "undeserved." God uses suffering to teach us to draw close to Him. The choice is ours; too may flee away in bitterness and anger, I pray for them to be encouraged to turn around and seek His face. What can separate us from the love of God? I am learning what it means to share in the fellowship of His sufferings. The Lord knows what we are going through; He has a purpose - for our good. I suspect that He is grieved when we don't trust Him enough to persevere under trial, to stand firm until the end. Here is where we need one another, to come along side, to pray for and encourage. This is the Body in action. I am learning to be more senstive to this calling. Blessings to you. mommapbs |