Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
“We have a God who is infinitely gracious, and knows all our wants. I always thought that He would reduce you to extremity. He will come in His own time, and when you least expect it. Hope in Him more than ever: thank Him with me for the favours He does you, particularly for the fortitude and patience which He gives you in your afflictions: it is a plain mark of the care He takes of you; comfort yourself then with Him, and give thanks for all.”
Brother Lawrence (c. 1614-1691) in The Practice of the Presence of God: The Best Rule of Holy Life (Grand Rapids: CCEL) 19.
I got to go fly fishng with my son yesterday on the Upper Piney above Vail. It was my Father’s day present. He planned everything (see header photo). God, who is infinitely gracious, knew I needed that time with with Him in creation and with my son. The blessing was worth the wait (as Father’s day was weeks ago).
Are you waiting on God for something? Do you need patience in affliction? I think everyone needs help in these troubled times. Delight yourself in God. Find comfort and take solace in the one who knows your wants and needs. And trust in His timing though it may feel like He is reducing you to extremity.
This relates to generosity because God is neither predictable nor absent. He is with you but rarely works as you expect. Let your generosity be likewise. Care for those around you in unexpected ways. I will never forget the special day Sammy planned for us in the mountains and how God surprised us. Thanks God.
We caught and released a record number of trout between the two of us in one day, 105 trout. In five hours that was one every three minutes or so. And we both got the trout grand slam: rainbow, cutthroat, brown, and broot trout. Each one was a gift from God to us. Releasing them was our gift to future anglers.