scripture particularly because of the promise embedded in it. I completely understand this, and that is why it behoves us to study and unpack what taking delight in the Lord entails. I can pray many prayers making petition for the desires of my heart to manifest, but if I have not first come to place of delighting myself in the Lord then perhaps I am praying amiss. Ps 37:23-24 is similar and it reads, The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in Him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with His hand. Delight here comes from a Hebrew word meaning soft, delicate and dainty. It speaks of being soft, pliable or spending time in enjoyment. The result of being like this toward the Lord is that He grants me my requests and petitions and causes me not to fall. It is essential that our prayers are packaged with this mentality and heart. I have learned that prayer is not so much about how you put your words together. It is not about getting the right formula. It is more about how you come to God. Someone who delights themselves in the Lord and then comes before God with a few groans will get more results in their prayer than someone with great eloquence who seems to be praying the well put together prayer. In this message I will exegete the passage further to give you a picture of delighting in the Lord from one passage. After that we will look broadly in scripture to ascertain 9 dimensions of practically delighting ourselves in the Lord.
