Delighting in Jesus: Rhythms to Restore Joy When You Feel Burdened, Broken, or Burned-Out

by Asheritah Ciuciu

We are more like a garden than a gadget—we grow slowly with patient nurturing and care through many seasons, even when it seems like nothing (or everything) is changing.2

Worship invites awareness of our actions, attitudes, and aspirations—becoming more intentional in every area of our lives.

“I kept getting down on my knees every day to worship the Lord, all these years, until I had a hip replacement last spring and now I can’t anymore. I miss those days when I could kneel down before Him; but now I just sit in my chair as I worship Him, and it’s still the best part of my day.”

For years I viewed my interaction with the Bible as a debit account: I had a need, so I went to the Bible to withdraw an answer. But we do much better to view our interaction with the Bible as a savings account: I stretch my understanding daily, I deposit what I glean, and I patiently wait for it to accumulate in value, knowing that one day I will need to draw on it.

“When we memorize the Word of God, we actually put within our minds the mind of Christ. That Word becomes a helmet of salvation to the mind.”

There’s power in praying the Word of God, not because God needs to be reminded, but because our own hearts need reassurance of what is ultimately true: God will keep His promises. So, we pray His Word to remember His faithfulness even on the darkest days.

If you could overhear Jesus praying for you in the other room, what would He be praying for you?

The world is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed.1

we want to learn these rhythms of delighting in Jesus by becoming aware of His presence with us, within us, and all around us. And not just His presence, but specifically the markings of His presence, the telltale signs that He’s been here, He’s at work here, He’s left His fingerprints as a reminder of His grace here.

But the humble heart always seeks to see the glory of God in all things great and small.