Delight Yourself in the Lord

Most of you who read this blog are fellow siestas (translation sisters in Christ) and I just have to share something with you.
As August approaches I had started feeling guilty about going and spending money on myself to go on that trip. Yet my heart longed to go and be there. I have some upcoming dental work that is going to be pretty expensive so I just couldn't justify going. I had Rods complete blessing to go and we had the money for me to go but still I had no peace. So sadly, I told Rod I wasn't going.
Then later on I prayed and asked the Lord to provide for this trip if He wanted me to go.
Thursday, I get a call from my church telling me that there was something in the church office waiting on me. Friday, I went and picked it up and it was a money order (from an anonymous person) in the amount of $600. That is the exact cost I had calculated that it would cost me to go. I cried when I got it that the Lord would think of me and that He would do that for me when I truly deserve nothing.

Then, it made me think of one of a very taken out of context verses:
Psalm 37:4
4 Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
The word for delight yourself used here is the word anag meaning to delight in, and enjoy.

Sometimes you will hear people misconstrue this verse and try to say that God is all about them being healthy, wealthy, and prosperous and since we live in a fallen world that is just not going to be true for most of us. God owes us nothing. Yest as we delight in Him and pray in accordance with His will He acts even when we don't see the action taking place.
Everything is in accordance with His will. Sometimes our answers to prayer are yes, no, or wait. He is completely in control so we have confidence in these verses:

John 14:13-15

13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. 14You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit

15"If you love me, you will obey what I command.

I praise Him for doing what He doesn't have to do, and for building my faith to remind me once again that He hears me and that I can pray in secret to Him without telling anyone else of my need and He hears.

Also, I got back from watching my sisters kids and Morgan 4 kids under the age of 3 and I seriously was completely spent of every ounce of energy in my body so hopefully I will get to read some blogs later. I am still trying to recover! =)

Love