Have you ever came across with a question asking yourself on how to delight yourself in the Lord?
Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
Psalms 37:4-5
Many times, we read this verse as a promise that God will give us anything that we want because He wants us to be happy. In reality, this verse goes much deeper. When we truly delight in God, He plants in our hearts godly desires that He delights to fulfill.
To delight in God is as much a privilege as a duty. He has not promised to gratify the appetites of the body, and the humor of the fancy, but the desires of the renewed, sanctified soul. What is the desire of the heart of a good man? It is this, to know, and love, and serve God.
David calls us to take delight in the Lord and to commit everything we have and do to him. But how do we do this?
To delight in someone means to experience great pleasure and joy in his or her presence. This happens only when we know that person well and when we have been faithful friends.
Thus, to delight in the Lord, we must get to know him better and be faithful in our relationship with him. The certainty of God’s great love for us will then indeed give us delight.
To commit ourselves to the Lord means to entrust everything—our lives, families, jobs, possessions—to his control and guidance. To commit ourselves to the Lord means to trust in him (Psalms 37:5), believing that he can care for us better than we can ourselves. We should wait patiently (Psalms 37:7) for him to work out what is best for us.
Commit thy way unto the Lord; roll thy way upon the Lord, so the margin reads it. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, the burden of thy care. We must roll it off ourselves, not afflict and perplex ourselves with thoughts about future events, but refer them to God.
By prayer spread thy case and all thy cares before the Lord, and trust in him. We must do our duty, and then leave the event with God. The promise is very sweet: He shall bring that to pass, whatever it is, which thou has committed to him.
