¶ Welcome to Starting Right
Good morning and welcome to Starting Right with Danny Mac . I'm going to be here every Monday to Friday to help you get a great five-minute start to your day . So grab your cup of coffee , sit back , relax and let me help you start your day right
¶ Discovering Psalm 37
. The other morning during my Bible reading , I happened to be in the book of Psalms , and particularly in the 37th chapter . There were two verses there that as I read them , they sort of jumped out at me and caught my attention .
I love it when that happens You're reading something that you've read many times before , but all of a sudden the neon lights go on around . Some verses there that speak to you and speak to you in a very powerful way . Well , that's what happened when I read verses 4
¶ Taking Delight in the Lord
and 5 . They say take delight in the Lord and he will give you your heart's desires . Commit everything you do to the Lord , trust him and he will help you . Now , really , that's pretty basic information about our walk with God , but sometimes basic information becomes too common and we forget how important it really is .
So I want to spend just a couple moments this morning encouraging you from these two verses , because within them there is tremendous wisdom and guidance for anyone who wants to build a closer walk with God .
The first verse is an invitation to take delight in the Lord , and by delight it means that in Him we can find joy , we can find purpose , we can find satisfaction . It also means that we have a very special relationship with the Creator of the universe . It goes way beyond mere religious obligations .
It really is this invitation to experience the beauty , love and goodness that comes from God's presence . When we truly delight in the Lord , our hearts will be in line with His will and purpose . Our desires are aligned with His desires for us .
And it's not about selfish desires or anything like that , but it's more about us learning to seek God's will above everything else . And as we build this relationship with God and we find true joy in His presence , we become tuned to His heart and His desires can become ours . And then verse 5 , really
¶ Committing Everything to God
it's about surrender . It says Commit everything you do to the Lord , trust him and he will help you . I've finally come to the realization in my life that I can't trust my decisions or my ways or my plans , and God is the only one who knows what the future will hold . So I have to learn to trust him because he knows what's going to come .
When I commit everything that I have and everything I am to Him and I learn to trust Him , then he's able to help me . And when you get right down to it , trusting is an integral part of both faith and commitment . Trust says that you have a confident reliance on God , on His wisdom , his faithfulness and His goodness .
It really is an act of surrendering everything that we're upset about , everything that we're afraid of , all the uncertainties that we have . We give them over to him . And when we trust him , we acknowledge that we know that he can and will help us .
He is our refuge , he is our strength and he is capable of guiding us and protecting us and providing for us in every circumstance . And then the last phrase is that he will help you . He is faithful to His problem . His help may come in various forms , usually in ways that you weren't expecting , but he will come and he will help .
He will give guidance , he will provide , he will give comfort and strength or even deliverance . And His help is not always according to our timing or the way that we expect , but it's always there . God is faithful to His promises and he will not abandon those who put their trust in Him . He is with us and he is for us .
These two verses from Psalm 37 give us this invitation to help us build this deep and meaningful relationship with God . They teach us the importance of finding joy in His presence , of aligning our desires with His will , of committing our lives to Him and trusting that he will be faithful to His Word and to us .
When we start to live according to what God's Word says here , we will find that God will respond by filling us with purpose , peace and guidance . As we delight in the Lord , our hearts find true fulfillment . As we commit everything to Him , we experience His unwavering
¶ Final Encouragement and Farewell
help and support . So this morning , my friends , I encourage you all today . Stop right where you are right now and listen to these words of encouragement today . Stop right where you are right now and listen to these words of encouragement . Take delight in the Lord and he will give you your heart's desires .
Commit everything you do to the Lord , trust Him and he will help you . Have a wonderful day , my friends . God is with you , he's not forgotten you and he will give you strength and wisdom . Take care , we will talk again tomorrow . Thank you for listening today and I invite you to join me Monday to Friday right here on Starting Right with Danny Mac .