True delight in God causes us to take our sights off-of what we want in order to long for what He desires.
To have
true delight in God implies that we have no will of our own. It implies that
the soul regards God as infinitely wise and good and feels the fullest
satisfaction.
To have delight in obedience to God
implies that we desire eternal union with Him, this is
all we ask and we could lack nothing.
When one delights himself in God, his heart will be set on what he is drawn to, by the Spirit of God.
The soul
that delights itself in God, has no will of its own and therefore
cannot be disappointed. Such a person is cheerful, rejoices in everything, prays without ceasing and in everything
gives thanks.
When the
mind has God, it has enough.
When a mind seeks union with God, God sets His heart on that soul.
When we find ourselves strongly drawn to God, God is infinitely drawn towards us.
When, for
any reason God withholds the light of His countenance, it is impossible for any
soul, then, to be happy.
David tried to cheer up his soul, Psalm 42:11 Why are you
cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God;
for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.
An individual, that falls into this state of mind in
which he mourns, his mourning will be submissive. It cannot be rebellious and it is not joyful.
The joy which the soul, finds in God, is like no other joy in the world. The whole being is so satisfied in God.
The joy which the soul, finds in God, is like no other joy in the world. The whole being is so satisfied in God.
He that
will be content with God, may have as
much of God as he will.
Psalm 37:23-The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
Psalm 37:23-The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
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