God's faithfulness is what sustains me. Below are notes from this weekend's women's retreat.
Psalm 37v4 - Delight yourself also in The Lord and He shall give you the desires of your heart
DELIGHT
a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture
- spend adequate time with God
- worship Him for who He is
- God is the pleasure giver
1- when you're with God, what do you experience? Romans 8:1
Do you feel unfit or disapproved of?
1 Cor13:5 God doesn't keep records of wrong
Psalm 103:12 God is NEVER rocked by our sin
God's track record is Love, Faithfulness, and Mercy
2 - what pleasures do you need to remove in your life so that you can delight in God more?
v23 The Lord delights in you for He has created you in His image
Adam Watts
Tyranny of the urgent - pamphlet
V.7 rest in The Lord
What do you do in God's waiting room?
Mark 5 Jarius and his daughter
God's plan is different. just believe.
Noah. Waited.
King David waited on God's time
The disciples waited for the Holy Spirit.
BE STILL AND KNOW THAT HE IS GOD-psalm 46:10
Isaiah 40:31
Resting: Calm reliance on Him, joyous freedom in Him
Rest is a privilege and a duty
On the 7th day God Rested
- discipline, obedience, surrender, submission, Solitude
-He calls us to wait so that He can work on our hearts
Psalm 40:1-3
Proverbs
16:32 aelf control
1peter 5
Self Control in Anger
Do not fret and do not envy
Things to do:
Trust and do- psalm 118
Dwell and feed
Dwell and receive
Rest and wait
Trust is motivating fretting is paralyzing
Don't stop doing good
Dwell - take possession
Faith however slender saves the soul
(Charles Spurgeon)
When we truly delight in Him, the desires of our heart will change
Do not FRET - tell the worry committee in your head to sit down And shut up!