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Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.
- Psalm 37:4

I've been meditating on this verse over the past couple of months. Not in a vending machine God sort of way--put in prayers, make your selection & get what you want (which of course doesn't work nor would it be beneficial), but rather the transformative meaning behind it. I really believe that this is about God changing our hearts, planting His desires in them, and then delighting us with the perfect plan He has set out for our lives.

I was talking with a friend the other night about the small wonders that God gives us. We were talking about rainbows and how wonderful they are. God gave us something so beautiful as a reminder of a promise. He didn't have to do that. He didn't have to give us a sign, let alone one so delightful. Yet He did and does. He concerns Himself with bringing us joy even in small ways: a butterfly flitting past at just the right moment, a flower blooming in a storm drain, a rainbow on a tough day, a reminder at the right moment that a friend is thinking of us. How exciting it is that not only does God bother with the big things of life, but He also orchestrates little things that have the main (or even sole) purpose of bringing us delight or lifting our heads. If He shows up in these small and "unnecessary" ways, can't we then also trust that He'll show up in the big ways? (That's rhetorical--yes, yes we can.)