Is Your Law my Delight?

“Oh, How I love thy law…”

The Psalmist wrote this at some point.
I’m still waiting for my conscience to allow me to honestly write it.
I believe it in my head; indeed, I spend great amounts of time reading, studying and even teaching it. And I know my love for God’s Word is growing.
But, too often I find myself seeking everywhere else when I need comfort, clarity, rest or enjoyment.

God’s Word is too often my duty and not my delight.

**If I wake up in discouragement, fear or worry, I typically want to stay in bed.
(Why don’t I run to God’s Word?!!)
**When I find my circumstances daunting, puzzling or concerning, I pick up the phone to call my husband or a friend.
(Why don’t I run to God’s Word?!)
**When I struggle to figure out why my emotions are being so mutinous, I find my journal and self-counsel through writing.
(Why don’t I run to God’s Word?!)
**If I find myself restless or wound up, I find a project to attack or go for a run.
(Why don’t I go to God’s Word?!!)

I suppose some of the above strategies can actually be useful ways from God to help me handle life’s situations and challenges. I don’t necessarily discredit them.
But I long to first and always, in my mind and in my heart, default in my affection and longing to delight in and to seek after God and His Word…first.
Lord, make it so. Help me to love thy law.