True Joy

Chapel today was hosted by the English Department, so it was all in English! We all attended and the Department Head, Scott Hovater, spoke. He spoke from John Piper's book "Desiring God". He will be touching on each chapter throughout the semester, and today he was explaining to the students how God wants us to enjoy Him. It is part of our entire purpose for being here, to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. It is a common misconception that Christians have to give up everything they like and that is fun and live boring solemn lives. Wrong.
God wants us to enjoy the things He has given us, enjoy the life we live, enjoy His creation, enjoy others, and most of all enjoy HIM! Living a life committed to Christ can and should be a life of joy, filled with joy in what Christ has done on our behalf and filled with a desire for God and who He is! We will only really find true enjoyment and be completely filled when we delight in Him!
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4
"As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God." Psalm 42:1
"O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water." Psalm 63:1
"They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights." Psalm 36:8
"Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!" Psalm 34:8
"then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver." Job 22:25

God has put that desire for joy and happiness in us all, don't try to deny it - seek Him!!!