DELIGHT IN THE WORD

Delight in the Word
Stephanie M. White

If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. Psalms 119:92 NIV

If the Word is not your delight during an afflicting time, you will not experience life as you were meant to. 

The Word can be your delight; it can bring you pleasure and enjoyment. 

In order for the Word to be your delight, you must read it as a dearly loved child of God. 

You must understand that His Word is full of His promises to you – promises for your behavior, your thoughts, your words, your family, your life, your occupation, and so much more! 

Instead of looking at the Word as a rule book, look at it as God’s loving promise book. 

For example, when you read about treating others according to love, don't look at it as a challenge or something you must accomplish if you want God to be happy with you; look at it as a promise you can count on. 

Recognize it as the promise that it is – if you will abide in the Word of God you will love others and treat them right. 

The Word will transform you. 

The Word that you store up inside of you will come out of you in thoughts, words, actions, and so on. 

The opposite is also true; however, if you ignore the Word you will never walk in love. 

You cannot adjust your behavior to fit into the mold of the Word; only God can transform you into His image.

The Word is everything we need for life and all that life throws at us. Trials come; we feel affliction, but we can experience joy and delight in spite of our circumstances when we abide in the Word.

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