Enjoying Him in the Here and Now
'Delight yourself in the Lord.' (Psalm 37.4)
About a week ago I went to a training for work which was down by the shore. I skipped lunch and spent the break with Lord. I was hit the revelation of just how much I was not enjoying my life. Instead I've spent much of the past year angry and frustrated with myself for being where I think I should be spiritually and worrying about how I'm going to get there. I've also been rehearsing the mistakes of the past, mourning what I believe they have cost. Instead of enjoyinh my quiet times with Him, I've stretched and strained to hear from him or rushed through to learn new things. One tragedy of living this way is that the critic inside me didn't just point its crooked finger at myself but also those closest to me.
It really hit me that this was not how He wants me to live. It hit me how all my thoughts have been about me striving to do and be, rather than abiding in His love and allowing Him to do in me and through me.
Jesus saved me to live life to the full. Life to the full is not about fretting and worrying, but about believing Him.... That He is who He says He is and that He will do what He has promised and it is not about me.
I've been a fool to be honest. I've missed a year of intimacy with my King and the lover of my soul. I've missed out on a lot of fun with daughter and my wife because I've just been too intense. I've missed out on a lot.
To delight in the Lord means to enjoy Him and enjoy him radically and passionately. When one delights in Him it doesn't matter what the future holds because the present beauty of beholding Him is more than enough. Delighting in Him means to appreciate and enjoy the life He has crafted for you. By treasuing and enjoying my time with Morgan and Michele I'm delighting in Him.
I'm on a new mission to enjoy Jesus in the here and now and let him plan and craft the future. He's forgotten the past and its about time I do as well. There is so much joy in abiding in His love and living and walking with Him. I don't ever want to lose this joy. It's also the best witnessing tool I've come across yet because its so real.
A few years ago I read a book by John Piper. His main statement in the book was that the 'chief end of man was to love God by enjoying Him forever.' I think I finally understand what he was talking about!
About a week ago I went to a training for work which was down by the shore. I skipped lunch and spent the break with Lord. I was hit the revelation of just how much I was not enjoying my life. Instead I've spent much of the past year angry and frustrated with myself for being where I think I should be spiritually and worrying about how I'm going to get there. I've also been rehearsing the mistakes of the past, mourning what I believe they have cost. Instead of enjoyinh my quiet times with Him, I've stretched and strained to hear from him or rushed through to learn new things. One tragedy of living this way is that the critic inside me didn't just point its crooked finger at myself but also those closest to me.
It really hit me that this was not how He wants me to live. It hit me how all my thoughts have been about me striving to do and be, rather than abiding in His love and allowing Him to do in me and through me.
Jesus saved me to live life to the full. Life to the full is not about fretting and worrying, but about believing Him.... That He is who He says He is and that He will do what He has promised and it is not about me.
I've been a fool to be honest. I've missed a year of intimacy with my King and the lover of my soul. I've missed out on a lot of fun with daughter and my wife because I've just been too intense. I've missed out on a lot.
To delight in the Lord means to enjoy Him and enjoy him radically and passionately. When one delights in Him it doesn't matter what the future holds because the present beauty of beholding Him is more than enough. Delighting in Him means to appreciate and enjoy the life He has crafted for you. By treasuing and enjoying my time with Morgan and Michele I'm delighting in Him.
I'm on a new mission to enjoy Jesus in the here and now and let him plan and craft the future. He's forgotten the past and its about time I do as well. There is so much joy in abiding in His love and living and walking with Him. I don't ever want to lose this joy. It's also the best witnessing tool I've come across yet because its so real.
A few years ago I read a book by John Piper. His main statement in the book was that the 'chief end of man was to love God by enjoying Him forever.' I think I finally understand what he was talking about!
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