He delights in me

There are a lot of things going on right now in my life.  Nothing I can talk about specifically now, but I will.  Rest assured, I will talk about it soon.

Today I was listening to the radio.  I love Air 1.  I love supporting them and knowing that my money is making a difference in lives, maybe lives halfway around the world.  The DJ was talking to an artist (I didn't pay any attention to who the artist was or what group he is a part of).  He was talking about a time in his life when a cyst was found on the his left vocal cord and he had surgery to remove it.  As he was on voice rest, he penned the lyrics to a song on their new album.  The inspiration for the lyrics was Zephaniah 3:17.

Zephaniah 3:17

  The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save.
  He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.

Ya'll, this spoke to me. 

I love it all.  I love the part about the Lord quieting me with his love because I'm more of a talker than a listener.  I'm not so good at being quiet.  But, as I thought about it more, I realized my favorite part of the entire verse is this:  He will take great delight in you. 

He delights in me.
He delights in me.
He delights in Me!

How amazing is that!?
 
I love this!  I absolutely love this!

On Valentine's Day 1991 my mother gave me and my sister each a copy of the book Love You Forever.  She inscribed our books and took the time to change all the hes in the book to shes.  She changed man to woman and replaced his with her.  It was very special.  It is on my nightstand right now.

Her inscription to me said simply:  "Deborah, you are so delightful.  Love, Mama" 

The word "delight" is very special to me. 

I delight the Lord!