He Delights in Every Detail

And if we ever were to wonder if God has interest in our lives… if the things that matter to us, matter to Him… we need to look no further than Psalm 37:23.  “The Lord directs the steps of the godly.  He delights in every detail of their lives.”

Because I know that right now you’re struggling.
I know right now that it seems as though all is lost and forgotten.

But read that verse again.  “The Lord directs the steps of the godly.  He delights in every detail of their lives.”

And in the waiting for God to be gracious and merciful and faithful can be challenging.  Setbacks and delays.. and especially derailments… can be so difficult.

To us, at times, it might even feel as though we’re traveling this dry and weary land without a guide; as though we’re traversing this road aimless and almost pointless.  The path is often laden with interruption, confusion, discouragements, and failures. 

My commentary sadly says this, “There have come times to most of us when we have lost out of our lives all sense of plan or order, and have just gone from day to day, doing, and taking what the day brought with it.”

And the truth is that allowing ourselves to live reactionary to evil instead of in response to His voice, and to slip into “survival mode” is a dangerous place to be.  Romans 8:37 says, “…despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.”  Jesus has set us up for victory, but it’s “overwhelming victory”, not “by the skin of our teeth.”

The Lord directs the steps of the godly.  And the godly are always marching forward in anticipation of what He’s going to do next.

Our steps are divinely ordered.  And He delights in every detail of our lives.
Every one.

Every challenge.
Every joy.
Every sorrow.
Every pain.
Every thought.

He delights in every single one of them.

So won’t you tell Him today where you’re hurting?  He already knows, yes, but He takes delight in hearing from His children because He is detail-oriented God who is in the business of redeeming all you fear is broken or lost.

Open your heart to Him today with the complete awareness of His great delight in every microscopic aspect of our being.  “Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.”  (Luke 12:7)