Delight And Commit

Take delight in the Lord,
    and he will give you your heart’s desires.

Commit everything you do to the Lord.
    Trust him, and he will help you.

--Psalm 37: 4-5 (NLT)

Heavenly Father,

I want my heart’s desires, my greatest pleasure and my most complete joy to be found simply by being in Your presence, as I commit all that I do to You, and trust You to help me in everything.

I know that in order for that to be possible, I must know You in an intimate and personal way—that I must be continually seeking to know You more and striving to truly understand the vastness of Your love for me and Your steadfast faithfulness to me.

I must know You, because I know enough about myself to know that I will not truly trust someone, or delight in being in their presence, until I know them well.

As I seek to know You, You give me the desires of my heart and I feel the freedom to trust You with all I have and in everything I do, and to commit all my ways to You, because I know that You have the power and the wisdom to take care of me far better than I could ever take care of myself.

I want my heart’s desires, my greatest pleasure and my most complete joy to be found simply by being in Your presence, as I commit all that I do to You, and trust You to help me in everything.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.