Hidden ~ United Pursuit ft. Will Reagan
Delight yourself
also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. ~ Psalm 37:4
NKJV
Have you ever tried to make a change in your life, but
couldn’t, though you tried again and again? Whether it’s overeating,
overspending, yelling at your kids, overwhelming schedules, substance abuse,
addiction to pornography, or something else, Paul said it best: I do not understand what I do. For what I
want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do, (Romans 7:15). Have you ever
considered that the issue isn’t your issue?
In Soaking in Expectation,
Graham Cooke encourages us to shift our focus from discipline to delight, saying
that we can’t force change, but when we delight ourselves in the Lord, His
desires become our desires. The
LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take
great delight in you … (Zephaniah 3:17 NIV). God delights in you, even with
all your faults. But He wants the best for you, so He’s changing you from your
old self into His masterpiece.
In the medical field, change
is written as a triangle. The triangle represents your life: God is the top
point, while you and the issue are the bottom points. The more you focus on the
issue, the closer you will get to it and the further away you’ll be from God. But
the more you focus on God, delighting yourself in worship, reading His Word,
and spending time with Him, the closer you will draw to Him, growing further
from the issues, until eventually, they aren’t issues any longer.
God doesn’t want us stressing over issues or wearing
ourselves out trying to get rid of them. The
LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still, (Exodus 14:14 NIV). He’s asking us to trust that as we
draw closer to Him, His love will overshadow everything else. After all, true
and lasting change comes as Father God changes us from the inside out.
©Heather Potts 2018
From the Inside Out and With Everything ~ Hillsong United
Thanks Heather for another gentle reminder of what a good good Father we have! !
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