McPIFP Goal for Week #34

Goal: Delight Yourself in the Lord

So this week's goal is going to be a little bit different. Last week was a very life-changing week for me... SO life-changing that I can't contain my very real revelation of the absolute LOVE and faithfulness of our Saviour King!

Most of you all are very well aware of my past and the trials and obstacles that I've had to overcome to get where I'm at today. BUT, what I hope for above anything else, is that you realize that I didn't get to this place without crying out to God. In November 2008... after running away from the Lord when I got divorced.. I went down to the altar to FINALLY ask for healing of my broken and disappointed heart. I knew that I was living the way I was because I was so hurt and broken, and I needed to be healed. I asked my Pastor to simply pray for healing of a broken heart. I knew down to the very depths of my soul, even during all the chaos and confusion, that this was the very first step to living my life the way I'm meant to. My Pastor prayed for me, then smiled, and looked me in the eye and said, "You know what to do, Mandi, so just do it." And he was right... thus began my healing process.

This doesn't mean that I didn't still make mistakes or still enter into the same negative mindsets as before, but what this meant, is that I personally invited Jesus back into my life. Ya see... Jesus is there all the time. He's not the one who strays away or abandons us. WE are the ones who run away from Him, but something happened when I asked him to heal my heart. He invaded my life once more and I started hearing his voice and direction; and I started reading and filling my mind up with His word and his faithful promises; I started to eventually get rid of the bad habits and mindsets and started creating new, meaningful, and pure habits; I started speaking his word and breath of life into my future; I started worshiping Him from the very heart of my hearts; I started delighting myself in the Lord 100%! I was on the path to full healing and restoration! I made mistakes and it took time to stop all the bad habits... but after 7 months... let me tell ya! I reached a new and exciting place with the Lord! I was fully healed; I was restored and pure again! I was expectant and hopeful of GOOD and Godly things happening in my life! I experienced true Grace and forgiveness. I now knew what it meant to need a Saviour... to not just want, but to actually NEED the love of Jesus in my life. I was no longer just choosing to live a pure and Christian lifesytle, but I NEEDED it like I needed the very breath I breathe.

I have been fully healed and restored for almost 4 months now. And these past few months have been the BEST in my life! I finally reached a place of peace and contentment. I am no longer lonely; I no longer feel the need to search and search and search for a husband; I even stopped focusing on me and started investing more in my friends and family. According to Websters, to delight means, "to take great pleasure in". Well, I was finally there! I delighted and LOVED hanging out with just me and God! I was in love for the first time! I couldn't stop talking about everything He has done and is doing in my life! I experiened true happiness and joy from the inside out!

According to his word and one of His faithful promises that I've held onto is this: Take delight in the Lord and He will give you your heart's desires. Psalm 37:4 And here's another scripture later on in Psalms, with that same promise: The Lord is close to all who call on Him, yes, to all who call on Him sincerely. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cries for help and rescues them. Psalm 145:18-19

Wow! I get chills from reading just blatant truth and love in those words! God loves you, friends and I love you, too! And because I love you, I want you to experience healing and restoration in whatever you're going through in your life. Delight yourselves in the Lord this week. No, delight yourself in the Lord always and start expecting GOOD things to happen! Like I mentioned before, this past week has been life-changing. My deepest desires... some that I had even forgotten about... have been fully granted. I am not only restored and healed, but I am now fully COMPLETE! I am overflowing and "bursting at the seams" (Isaiah 54:2 Enlarge your house, build an addition, spread out your home; for soon you will be bursting at the seams.)

Jesus is Lord! And God is FAITHFUL, friends! Allow Him to come into your life and grant you the deepest desires of your heart! His promises are REAL and He desires to bless you in every way!

I love you all soooo much! xoxoxoxox