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Delighting the heart of God


I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast!  And when I run I feel his pleasure. Eric Liddell

 What do you do that causes God pleasure?  What do you do with what he has gifted you with that brings delight to his heart?  He's given each of us something that, when used for him, gives him delight.  My redheads are insanely talented.  One is a legit artist and the other is vocally gifted.  I firmly believe that when they are in the midst of exercising their talents that God is delighted.  I believe that he is thrilled to see what he gifted them with come to life under their commitment to it and bring smiles to the faces of others in the process.  Sometimes when my redheaded artist finishes a piece of work I feel breathless with awe and delight.  Yeah, she's THAT good.  The other night I took the redheaded songbird to a performance of Les Mis and on the way home she was singing one of the pieces.  I was in tears from the beauty of her voice.  So if I am that awed then imagine how much more so God is.  After all, he's the one who gifted them with those particular talents for a purpose we do not yet know.  So what do you do, possess, that delights and brings pleasure to the one who gifted you with it in the first place?  Can you say, as Liddell could, when I fill in the blank I feel his [God's] pleasure? 
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