"In the way of your testimonies, I was made happy as with all riches." - Psalm 119:13 (LXX)
There are two fundamental aspects of our hearts of which we are aware every moment of our lives: we want to be happy, and we know right from wrong. As we grow closer to the Lord, we come to realize that these two aspects are related: our desire for happiness is satiated when we follow our consciences by doing the loving thing and avoiding the unloving thing. The psalmist, in the verse above, experienced this; he received much happiness as he walked in the way of God's commandments. He had the same happiness from doing God's will that he would have received if he had won the lottery! Actually, he had a better form of happiness, because only God can satisfy the human heart; riches cannot.
May God strengthen us to do his will, so we might experience the lasting joy that comes from obeying our consciences.
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