Delight yourself in the Lord

When my family is not supporting me or being there for me; why should I rejoice, why?” This is the thought-line of many but what they do not realise is that, the Word of God has power to turn around any situation or circumstance. Have you been facing some kind of difficulty in your life which has been stressing you, eating your joy, health and even causing high blood pressure?
This article is meant for you; through delighting in the Lord, I will show you how you can turn your circumstance around — even that deteriorating medical condition, believe God. The key text is from the book of Psalms 36:3-4; “Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” For one to be able to benefit from being in a relationship with God, they have to learn to delight in Him. To delight in God is not easy when looking or reasoning with the natural mind, it takes faith to do so. Therefore before delighting in the Lord which is an act of faith; giving praise, glory and honour to God, get excited even in the midst of adversity. With a contract at work about to be terminated you can delight in the Lord; with a fruitless and barren marriage for the past years, you can rejoice in the Lord; with a back-ache that’s been tormenting you for the past three years and a cloud of depression hovering over your life, friend, you can still delight in the Lord and get the miracle and desire of your heart.
With God all things are possible!  The first thing one needs before delighting in the Lord, is trust, trust in the Lord. It is hard to delight in someone or something that you do not trust. The reason why many people cannot get excited with their lives before the Lord is simply because they have not learnt to trust Him.
To those that trust Him, like Jehoshaphat, they could boldly delight in God even in the midst of a fierce battle for, “he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord for his mercy endureth forever” 2 Chronicles 20:21. What a demonstration of trust in the Lord, going to war with singing and praising the Lord! What would happen then? Read on, “and when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir which were come against Judah, and they were smitten” 2 Chronicles 20:22. This is what delighting in the Lord can do for you. Your debt can be cancelled, your project can blossom again, your marriage can be saved and even that health condition can be turned around like it did with Jehoshaphat and Judah — delight in the Lord — but that is, only if you can trust the Lord. Trust in the Lord!
When you trust in God despite your case or situation you need to stand on the Word of God. It’s the second other key crucial in delighting in the Lord and accessing the desires of your heart. You cannot trust in God or delight in Him if you are not standing on His Word.
Anything else that gives us security, confidence or excitement outside the Word of God is temporary and short-lived. Some pretend to trust in God and to be very joyful yet they are depending on their charms, people or a relative somewhere. Friend stand on nothing but the Word of God, so shall you have the desire of your heart. There is also a difference between coming to church or being in church and standing on the Word of God. You could have been in church for the past five years but nothing moving well in your life, probably simply because you are in church but not on the Word of God. Standing on the Word of God is living in accordance with the Word of God, obeying, doing and acting on the Word of God.
If you do not do the Word it does not benefit you or produce any result in your life. No wonder many could have been in church and almost thinking of quitting church thinking it doesn’t work and it doesn’t help! Friend, hold on, check yourself and standing on God’s Word! When you stand on the Word, depression cannot be a part of your life.
Many years ago I made a discovery of the power of standing on the Word of God and delighting in God.
From that time on I told myself I am not and I will never be a candidate for depression! No, no, no! Joy and depression do not go hand in hand.
You have a choice reader! Either delight in the Lord and chase out depression and its consequences or get depressed and chase out the joy of the Lord and its fruits and blessings. Choose excitement and rejoicing in the Lord, for surely He shall give you the desire of your heart! Stand on the Word of God, I say to you stand! He will not lie, he will not delay, God, is not a man, God, is God!
When you trust in the Lord and you stand on God’s Word surely you shall be fed of the Lord and eat the good of the land. Nothing will be too difficult for you, I challenge you today, delight yourself in the Lord!
In faith, go ahead and get time to rejoice in God. You could be asking right now saying, “But pastor are you sure I can rejoice when my child is dying with disease in hospital? When I am almost losing my job?
“When I have no proper accommodation and have been struggling with rentals — can I rejoice with all this?” I have an answer for you — YES! Yes you can choose to delight in God in the midst of all that pain, sorrow and hardship and you can be guaranteed of God’s divine intervention and grab the desire of your heart. When and how can you do it? Now!
You can begin now as you are reading this article, go ahead and just begin to thank, bless and honour God for your life, family, job, business, marriage and all that concerns you. Don’t complain or whimper, ‘DELIGHT your-self in the Lord and He shall give thee the desires of your heart.’
This is a message from the sermons by our powerful man of God Bishop Dr. B Manjoro, who is the President & founder of Faith World Ministries and Bible College. Come join us to hear these life changing messages every Sunday at the Cathedral of Faith opposite city sports centre at 1000hrs and every working day for Lunch Hour Services 1-2PM at Manica House, Corner First and R. Mugabe.