LET'S DE-STRESS WITH DELIGHT

"Delight yourself also in the Lord,

And He shall give you the desires of your heart."

Psalm 37:4



DELIGHT? Is it kosher to combine de-stress and delight together? Sure it is!

Often in our need to de-stress, there's a nagging need to delight ourselves in something. Though our 'somethings' may not be the same, we generally see delight as a path to peace.    

Remember David's 'something' with Bathsheba during "the time when kings go out to battle . . ." (2 Samuel, chapter 11) and how he chose to delight himself? That WAS NOT delight in the Lord.

When we choose to delight ourselves in the Lord and experience His precious peace, there are some specific things we should do.

Stress survivors believe that some of the greatest advice to delight in the Lord comes from one of David's familiar passages of Psalms. Let's de-stress with delight from Psalm 37. . .

Do not fret because of evil doers,

Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.

 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,

and wither as the green herb.

 Trust in the Lord, and do good;

Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.

 Delight yourself also in the Lord,

and He shall give you the desires of your heart.

 Commit your way to the Lord,

trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.

 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,

and your justice as the noonday.

 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;

Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,

because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;

 Do not fret--it only causes harm.

 For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the Lord,

They shall inherit the earth.

 For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;

Indeed, you will look carefully for his place,

but it shall be no more.

 But the meek shall inherit the earth, and shall

 delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

(Psalm 37:1-11, NKJV)

Peace I leave with you . . .