Rest in the Lord

Psalms 37:1-7
1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.KJV
I am so thankful that when God commissions us to do something he also gives us clear directions on how to do it.
In verse 3, He says to trust in him, and to do good; when we do that, then he says we will live in the land and we will be fed.
In verse 4, He says to delight our self in the Lord, and he will give us the desires of our heart. Are the things you want happening? I am examining myself to see if maybe I'm not delighting myself in the Lord.
In verse 5, He says to commit our way unto Him, trust also in Him and he shall bring it to pass.
In verse 7, He says REST in the Lord, and to wait patiently for him.
I think this is the key to all the verses, the Lord says to REST in Him, and to wait patiently. In this hurry up world we live in, it is easy to give a quick prayer, figure out in our minds what we think God wants and jump in and do what we want.
When we begin to really TRUST the Lord, we will spend time in prayer and REST in Him until he gives us clear directions on what we have asked of Him.
May you have a blessed day in the Lord.
Joy