{"id":1039,"date":"2025-12-13T00:08:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T08:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2025-12-12T20:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T04:23:22","slug":"dec-13-christmas-countdown-day-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/dec-13-christmas-countdown-day-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Dec.13-Christmas Countdown\u2014Day 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><u>DELIGHT<br \/>\n<\/u><\/em><\/strong><em>Delight yourself also in the Lord, and he shall give you the desires of your heart.<\/em> Psalm 37:4<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Today&#8217;s Thought:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DELIGHT&#8211;Take great pleasure in Him today<br \/>\n<em>\u201cI take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart.&#8221;<\/em> Psalm 40:8<\/li>\n<li>REVEL&#8211;Be highly pleased with Him today<br \/>\n<em>\u201cI delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word\u201d.<\/em> Psalm 119:16<\/li>\n<li>ENJOY&#8211;Rejoice over Him today!<br \/>\n<em>\u201cIn the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul\u201d<\/em> Psalm 94:19<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What does it really mean to &#8220;delight yourself in the Lord&#8221;?<br \/>\nDelight means: a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; satisfaction. Therefore, to delight yourself in the Lord would mean that you would find a high degree of pleasure in Him. He would satisfy you, bring you joy, and spending time with Him would please you highly.<br \/>\nIn this delight, the desires of your heart would surely be those that would be pleasing to Him, therefore as you delight in Him, your desires would be fulfilled.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Today\u2019s Action:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Today take some time to rejoice over all He has done for you.<\/li>\n<li>Be highly pleased that He has a plan for your life.<\/li>\n<li>Revel in the fact that as you delight in Him, He will give you the desires of your heart.<\/li>\n<li>Just enjoy belonging to Him today!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Only 12 days left until Christmas!\u00a0 Make each one count!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DELIGHT Delight yourself also in the Lord, and he shall give you the desires of your heart. 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