Delight (My notes)

I wanted to get my notes down on paper (so to speak) from the conference. I'll do my best to get these right.

Beth Moore stressed the importance of memorizing Scripture. She reminded us that He wrote it so we can memorize it! We need it!

She told us the meaning of Theodicy. I just looked it up in the dictionary again. It has to do with the justice of God. Will not the judge do right? God loves justice. In those seasons of doubt, we need to remember that God is good!

The theme verse for the weekend was Psalm 37:4 (The next verse I plan to memorize.)

"Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart."

The 7 main points were as follows:

1). Nothing dictates our lives like our desires.

Nothing moves us like what we want. At the end of the day, people do what they want! What is the difference between cravings and desires? When there are untended desires there is something driving it! (Addictions)

My prayer should be... "If there is Glory at stake, do what you have to do!" It is SO important to think about our longings and set them all before the Lord! She had us close our eyes and think about our heart's desires, our longings. My heart's desire has to wait. It is a sustained longing that is unaffected by mood or circumstances? Caaaaaaaaaake... I really crave it. I want it. Man... Some people want a man so badly. Perfection... Some want it so badly. We never do what it takes to get it. It takes time to wait! What is my heart's desire? What do I long for? At the end of the day, people do what they want!

2). Beneath the desires of our hearts is the heart of our desires.

What is underneath my desires? What motivates me most? When I die, what do I want my gravestone to read? What is my life all about? God takes his "no" seriously. Sometimes His Glory and Destiny is at stake. I need to look for what is present in the absence.

Every desire is something we lack. I need to know that He hears our longings. He hears my longings! He has not forsaken me!

3). Delighting in God adapts our desires into inevitabilities.

I was created to delight in a God who delights in me. Most of us think we can do it all by ourselves. Venti Joy with an extra shot = Delight! I need to pray for desire and for God to grant me a heart to delight in Him. If we are in long-term disobedience we become callused to those around us.

4). Nothing External can steal our right to delight.

Nobody can steal my joy! Joy is a smile and laugh is delight. It is always internal. No person can steal our joy. What is taking a bite out of my delight? They don't have the right. We need to look within ourselves. We have to look at our own JAW.

J= Jealousy.
Am I jealous of someone? It comes from insecurity. Am I jealous of someone who does well? When we are jealous of someone we tend to either avoid them or attach ourselves to get what they have secondhand.

A= Anger.
What am I mad about? Anger problem? Angry people use their anger to manipulate people, but it does not work. It emotionally distances us from the other person. Anger will never work to motivate someone to be more affectionate. It only causes resentment. There is passion associated with anger. People need passion in their lives. We were created to have a Holy passion for Him. He does not want to be #1 on our priority list in life. He wants to "be" our life! Grief is the heart of anger. When someone is grieving, it is easier to be mad than sad. We must be willing to cry.

W= Worry.
When we worry or fret it means to eat or gnaw into. I loved how she talked about a dog gnawing on one of those rawhide bones. She talked about how gross it looks when they are done with it. It is all slobbery and eaten up. Our loved ones are like the bone the dog chews when we worry. It does not change anything. We think it gives us control. She talked about texting and how it gives us a false sense of control when we don't trust people. But really it is an illusion.

Jealousy + Anger + Worry ... all steal our delight!


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Repression...............Real.....................Rebellion

Repression... When we don't want to talk about it. When we keep it all inside it makes us ill. It makes us sick. I totally believe it is the cause of much disease!
Rebellion... When we are ticked and act out. This will make us stupid!
Real... Instead we should be in the middle and be absolutely real with God. It's okay to ask why!

5). To make room for delight, we've got to commit.

Today is the day to commit! Not doubt. It's time to make up our minds to give all of our desires to God. Addictions take over our identity.

6). Nothing is passive about patiently waiting for desire to turn into delight.

We need to keep praying. We cannot give up. If we keep praying for our loved ones to... and they don't, it must not be their heart's desire yet! They just don't want our help. We need to get out of the way of God, but keep praying.

We also need to "Be still". It means to STOP. It does not mean to slow down or do something less, it means to STOP it... Be silent! Shut up! We don't want to be all talk and no hear. Before we try to pass it on we need to meditate on it and receive it! I should not be blogging about anything before I work it out with Him.

We should wait with anxious expectation. I want to remember what she said about stubbing our toe. We jump around in the pain and say, "This hurts, but I will trust you to make it better soon. I'll just praise you while I wait." God will not use arrogance or pride. He looks at our character.

7). Till faith becomes sight, trust God and do good.

My faith will become sight. We all want to be right, but He wants us to do good. We should not prove to people that we are right, we should do some good! Even if they don't like us. Critical people need more to do! We need to feed off His faithfulness and serve where we dwell.



I'm delighted to share what I learned!
Love,
Angie xoxo

**Update**
Commissioning by Beth Moore

My Dear Sister
God has not overlooked you
He has not ignored you
He hears every petition
And intimately knows
The heart beneath it.
Give Him full access
To all your longings
Pray every single day
To become a person who delights in Him.
When it seems to disappear
Remember to check your JAW
Are you jealous?
Are you angry?
Are you worried?
Roll it all on Jesus
He's strong enough to carry it
Big enough to handle it.
Trust God with all your heart
Now leave this place
And go into the world
And do some GOOD.