Does HE always delight in HIS children?

And now  the summer is over again.  We sold ALOT of corn...beautiful delicious cobs...for only $5 per dozen.  So.o.o many customers returned to say how they absolutely delighted in it!! And- "please! You simply MUST grow exactly this brand again next year!"  To sell it produces a very busy time for us; and we could not do it without the help of our older grandchildren.  The wonderful thing is...they love helping! (and we do spoil them with treats a little while they are with us.) So we are very blessed; and if the Lord continues to give us good health we will persevere next year.

I have a question in my heart, though...unrelated to my  comment above. And it is this, "Does the Lord 'always delight' in His children?"  Some say, "yes."  But, I cannot see that to be true.
Humanly...although we always love our children; we do not always 'delight' in them. When they are rebellious we are saddened.
And when I am turning my heart away from the intimate position of abiding in Christ, with His Spirit within me, I sense that I am grieving HIM.  In His Word we are told NOT to grieve the Holy Spirit, so we know it is possible to do it.  I realize this does not make Him love me less BUT...according to that Scripture  it is possible to cause HIM grief.
We are also told to live ...to guard our heart in such a way, that when we see Him we will not be ashamed before Him.   And so...it is possible to experience a sense of shame.  Why?  Because at times we know very well that we have not obeyed His promptings. We have as it were, 'tuned Him out.'

That is the bad news.  The good and wonderful news is that we do not have to stay 'out of fellowship' with Him!  In an instant; upon realizing our trespass, we can confess and come to Him!   When I think of how many times in my life that I have had to do this, my heart becomes overflowing with love for Him...His mercy and compassion!!!   And I can relate completely when He said, "To whom  much is forgiven, the same loves much."

Throughout the decades while attempting to follow my Lord, I have become painfully aware of the battle within.  Old nature, flesh wants dominance...wants control. And new nature, spirit wants HIM!
Maybe that's why I love my early mornings with Him so much...as the song says, "The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning. It's time to sing Your praise again."   Each new day is one of hope.  HE has 'laid hold of us'...HE is praying for us!  HE is operating within us! And..."greater is He that is within us than he that is in the world."

May we each encourage one another to "run the race set before us."  May we "exhort one another daily" to do this...and to "redeem the time"...finding our turned away moments of shorter and shorter duration, until we find ourselves "dwelling, abiding, remaining continuously in the secret place of the Almighty."

Does HE always delight in HIS children?

And now  the summer is over again.  We sold ALOT of corn...beautiful delicious cobs...for only $5 per dozen.  So.o.o many customers returned to say how they absolutely delighted in it!! And- "please! You simply MUST grow exactly this brand again next year!"  To sell it produces a very busy time for us; and we could not do it without the help of our older grandchildren.  The wonderful thing is...they love helping! (and we do spoil them with treats a little while they are with us.) So we are very blessed; and if the Lord continues to give us good health we will persevere next year.

I have a question in my heart, though...unrelated to my  comment above. And it is this, "Does the Lord 'always delight' in His children?"  Some say, "yes."  But, I cannot see that to be true.
Humanly...although we always love our children; we do not always 'delight' in them. When they are rebellious we are saddened.
And when I am turning my heart away from the intimate position of abiding in Christ, with His Spirit within me, I sense that I am grieving HIM.  In His Word we are told NOT to grieve the Holy Spirit, so we know it is possible to do it.  I realize this does not make Him love me less BUT...according to that Scripture  it is possible to cause HIM grief.
We are also told to live ...to guard our heart in such a way, that when we see Him we will not be ashamed before Him.   And so...it is possible to experience a sense of shame.  Why?  Because at times we know very well that we have not obeyed His promptings. We have as it were, 'tuned Him out.'

That is the bad news.  The good and wonderful news is that we do not have to stay 'out of fellowship' with Him!  In an instant; upon realizing our trespass, we can confess and come to Him!   When I think of how many times in my life that I have had to do this, my heart becomes overflowing with love for Him...His mercy and compassion!!!   And I can relate completely when He said, "To whom  much is forgiven, the same loves much."

Throughout the decades while attempting to follow my Lord, I have become painfully aware of the battle within.  Old nature, flesh wants dominance...wants control. And new nature, spirit wants HIM!
Maybe that's why I love my early mornings with Him so much...as the song says, "The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning. It's time to sing Your praise again."   Each new day is one of hope.  HE has 'laid hold of us'...HE is praying for us!  HE is operating within us! And..."greater is He that is within us than he that is in the world."

May we each encourage one another to "run the race set before us."  May we "exhort one another daily" to do this...and to "redeem the time"...finding our turned away moments of shorter and shorter duration, until we find ourselves "dwelling, abiding, remaining continuously in the secret place of the Almighty."