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Christian Joy Is Not Ordinary · Pastor John Piper's answers

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  Speaker 1: We have these moments when light breaks through the shadows
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  Speaker 1: of this world, bursts of happiness that wrap around us.
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  Speaker 1: It's in the warmth of the setting sun on your skin,
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  Speaker 1: in a child's hand, in yours, the comfort of a
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  Speaker 1: caring family, a close friendship, a clear purpose. These moments,
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  Speaker 1: something stirs inside us and we smile, pulled into the
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  Speaker 1: joy of the present. And then they're gone. We tell ourselves,
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  Speaker 1: these will do. This is enough, but deep down we
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  Speaker 1: know there's more. There has to be more. These moments
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  Speaker 1: are like windows, glimpses of eternity, inviting us to taste
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  Speaker 1: and see something beyond the reach of this world. They
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  Speaker 1: point us to the one who breathed the life into
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  Speaker 1: the child, who formed the flower and painted the light
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  Speaker 1: that floods our eyes. God, this God made us, He
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  Speaker 1: created us, knit together with purpose to glorify Him in
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  Speaker 1: every act, in every breath, to reflect his greatness and
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  Speaker 1: beauty and worth. To love him. But we don't. We
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  Speaker 1: look within and see our anger, our lust, our fear.
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  Speaker 1: We don't love others, and we don't love God. Sin
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  Speaker 1: burdens us, leaving us lost. We wonder if we could
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  Speaker 1: ever please him, and this leaves us stuck torn between
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  Speaker 1: our desire for happiness and his call for glory, between
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  Speaker 1: what we crave and what He commands. But we don't
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  Speaker 1: have to choose. The Bible teaches that our happiness and
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  Speaker 1: His glory need not be at odds, that through Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: our sins are forgiven, that He creates whole new for joy.
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  Speaker 1: The beautiful truth is that when we find satisfaction in Him,
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  Speaker 1: we show his superior worth. Because God is most glorified
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  Speaker 1: in us, when we are most satisfied in Him, in
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  Speaker 1: Him alone, we uncover a richness that fills us. When
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  Speaker 1: we deny ourselves and follow him, we don't lose joy.
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  Speaker 1: We find it, and with him, every good joy grows sweeter.
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  Speaker 1: There's a treasure waiting far greater than the fleeting moments
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  Speaker 1: we chase, a joy that is full, a happiness that
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  Speaker 1: endures forever. Come discover the fullest reason you exist. To
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  Speaker 1: glorify God by enjoying Him forever