Psalm 37:3-5 - Words of encouragement and personal testimony!

Cornelius Washington

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"Trust in the Lord, and do good, do shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shall be fed"

"Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart"

"Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass"

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My story -

Earlier this afternoon, I received a calendar notification for "Reflection"

The Lord says to meditate on His word both day and night. So awhile ago, I started reading the Lord's Word in the evenings as well, whether that be reflecting on what I read this morning, or something more

But recently, I haven't been spending that time in the evening. I would pray to the Lord, think about what I read in the morning, and thank Him for all the things that happened throughout the day, but it wasn't the same as spending time in His word too.

So when I got that notification, it was one of those "strange coincidences", because not only had I not been in His word in the evenings in some time, I also had a negative thought cross my mind just moments before the notification

I'm glad God notified me and told me what I needed to do. And I wanted to do it too! I wanted to spend that time with Him again!

And I'm so glad I did!

Let me tell you!

Before I opened the word, I had thoughts to re-read what I read this morning. "Reflect" on it. This morning I read Psalms 36

Let's just say the Lord had other plans lol

I opened the Lord's Word, and the word "Delight", in the next chapter, really caught my eye

I even tried to read Psalm 36, but that word "delight" in Psalm 37 really caught me

It was another strange coincidence.

So I decided to follow

And so glad I did!

The verse said, "Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart"

When I read this, I was filled with joy

You ever need confirmation on something, and then the Lord confirms it, and you're so filled with joy that it almost makes you burst into tears?

The Lord did that tonight

I was filled with so much joy and love because the Lord confirmed a dream of mine. I was filled with fear the other day, and the Lord helped me to trust in Him. And today, He helped to confirm that dream.

He told me that all I need to do is delight in Him, and He will give me the desires of my heart

The Lord helped me greatly

But it doesn't end there!

The verse below it caught my eye. Really, just the first word of the next verse - Commit

The verse says, "Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass"

Double confirmation AND instruction!!!

The Lord tells me to commit my way into Him, and instructs me to trust in Him, and if I do, He shall bring it to pass!!!!!

The thing is, I had already committed this way to the Lord a long time ago. But when I read that news article the other day, I was filled with fear. The Lord helped me me trust Him, and because the Lord helped me to trust Him, He brought me here tonight, with confirmations and instructions!!!

AND IT STILL DOESN'T END THERE!!!

Right before I was about to close the book, the verse above also caught my eye. Really just the first word - Trust

The verse says, "Trust in the Lord, and do good, do shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shall be fed"

Ok...let me tell you... the Lord is GOOD!

The Lord is proving His word RIGHT NOW

As some of you know, I lost my job a few weeks ago, but the Lord is good and has been making a way ever since.

I can literally tell you a miracle that happened at MVA

With that, the Lord has helped me to pursue and do all that I really love, acting. He's helped me to "dwell in the land" and has verily made sure that we are fed!

Literally, the Lord is carrying out His word

Now, when I read all this, I was filled with so much love and joy because of all the Lord has done

He's helped me to dwell in the land of movies, and verily made sure my wife and I are fed

He's confirmed all my dreams and helped me to commit to Him, trust in Him, and delight in Him

The Lord is good

And all this from just one word that caught my eye

God knew what I needed to hear

If you guys have ever felt this, you know what I mean

If you haven't, please go to the Lord because the Lord has ALOT for you

The Lord is loving, kind, and generous

I don't know how He does it, but the Lord makes a way

The Lord is good!