Real Delight
- Feb 23
- 2 min read
Have you ever noticed that we often only talk to God when we need something? It’s a common human tendency to treat the Creator like a cosmic vending machine insert prayer, receive blessing. But what if the real goal isn’t the blessing itself, but the Source?
In Psalm 37:4, we are given a profound promise: "Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of your heart." For a long time, I looked at that verse as a transactional formula. If I
"delight" enough, I get what I want. I realize that when you truly delight in the Lord, He doesn’t just give you what you want, He changes what you want.
The Müller Model of Prayer I’m reminded of George Müller, a man in the 1800s who took this verse to heart in a radical way. Müller was deeply moved by the thousands of orphans living on the streets of Bristol, England. He decided to build orphanages to care for them, but he made a startling decision: he would never ask a single person for money.
Instead, Müller’s first priority every morning was what he called "getting his soul happy in the Lord." Before he tackled the "orphanage problem," he spent hours in Scripture and prayer, delighting in God’s character. He knew that if his heart was aligned with God’s heart, the provision would follow.
The result? Over his lifetime, millions were sent to him without a single solicitation. He built five massive orphan houses and cared for over 10,000 children. There were mornings when they had no food for breakfast, yet because Müller’s delight was in a faithful Provider, he would have the children sit at empty tables and thank God for the meal. Every single time, a knock would come at the door from a baker or a milkman at just the right moment.
The Problem: We try to fill a "God-sized" hole with "snack-sized" delights (entertainment/comfort).
The Shift: Delight is a verb. It is the active pursuit of God's heart.
The Reward: When God is the prize, the "desires of our heart" are finally satisfied because we realize He is the desire.
When we turn away from doing our own pleasure and instead embrace the Sabbath. We see our relationship with God as a "delight," we find ourselves riding on the "high places of the earth." Don't miss the Creator, worrying about the world. Delight in Him, and watch how He transforms your desires from the inside out.
Questions for Reflection:
Do you find yourself only talking to God when you have a "need" to be met?
What would it look like to "purpose to find Delight in the Lord" tomorrow?
How Did this Word Come Alive to you in the message?
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Do you find yourself only talking to God when you have a "need" to be met?
Yep, sometimes I have caught myself doing that, whether it's my own need or for someone else, a need is a need; But as I have grown in my relationship with Him it's become less about what He can do for me and more about the fact that I just love Him and want to do every day life with Him.
What would it look like to "purpose to find Delight in the Lord" tomorrow?
To just be thankful for who He is, enjoying learning more about Him in the Word, simply just to get to know Him more. Keeping my thoughts on Him…
Do you find yourself only talking to God when you have a "need" to be met?
-I don't think that has been much of an issue for me... But, there has been times that I have not talked to Him regularly 😕
What would it look like to "purpose to find Delight in the Lord" tomorrow?
-to "make" time for Him - not add Him to my schedule but add my schedule after Him... Put Him 1st and let "my agenda" follow. This is what I am letting become life in my life.
How Did this Word Come Alive to you in the message?
-to delight in the Lord... Changes our wants. When walking, seeking, lingering with and for Him,…
Thank you, Pastor Aaron, for such a wonderful message reminding us that a relationship with our Father is definitely worth delighting in!
Do you find yourself only talking to God when you have a "need" to be met? Sometimes, however, not nearly as often as I used to. I will say, I have come to Him often lately for other people's needs just as much or more than my own and yet thanking Him for what He has done already has and is becoming so much more of what I am talking to Him about. Don't get me wrong--there are days when I'm sure I have been "need" minded and focused far too much on that. I know I used…
1. Do you find yourself only talking to God When you have a “need” to be met? At times I do find myself talking to God about my need before someone else’s. The Holy Spirit quickly reminds me it needs to be otherwise.
2. What would it look like to “purpose to find Delight in the Lord” tomorrow? I have been doing this for a few weeks now. The first thing I do when praying is just to let the Father know all the things He is. That He is peace, joy, hope, truth, righteous, faithful, salvation, etc. I want to let Him know that I know He is all these things and that I appreciate and love Him for those things…
I,ll give thanks to you Lord and sing praise to your name o most high I,ll declare your love in the morning and your faithfulness by night for you o Lord I will sing for joy at the works of your hand and rejoice at Great. Your joy works o Lord how are great are your works