Delight

Psalm 18:19 "he rescued me because he delighted in me."

What does delight look like? We are told if we "delight ourselves in the Lord, he will give us the desires of our heart." And then he tells us he will rescue us because he delights in us.

Delight: a high degree of gratification : joy; also : extreme satisfaction

Imagine that. Substitute it - if we place our extreme satisfaction/gratification in the Lord, he will give us the desires of our heart. But if we are placing our satisfaction in him, wouldn't HE be that desire? I'm just sayin.

Single

• Main Entry: ¹sin·gle
• Pronunciation: \ˈsiŋ-gəl\
• Function: adjective
• Etymology: Middle English sengle, from Anglo-French, from Latin singulus one only; akin to Latin sem- one — more at same
• Date: 14th century

1 a : not married b : of or relating to celibacy
2 : unaccompanied by others : lone, sole
3 a (1) : consisting of or having only one part, feature, or portion

I think about this definition: unaccompanied by others (lone, sole), consisting of or having only one part, feature, or portion, and I'm challenged. If you think about it, we are never (in Christ) consisting of only one part, so we can never technically be 'single' or 'lone' as it is described. We may be without human companionship, but Christ is always with us.

Um, okay. For those of you who think that is hogwash, take a walk with me. I had a hard time believing 1. He was real, 2. He REALLY could satisfy that longing with himself. Yes, I long, Yes, I hope to be married, Yes, I want to one day enjoy the pleasurable things of marriage. But for now, Is it enough to rest in His love over me? To want anything more means to mistrust him. Let's journey together....