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ENJOYING GODChristianity was never meant to make your life drab and miserable.
You are meant to have
—abundance of life (John 10:10)
—joy (I Peter 1:8)
—peace (Romans 5:1)
—contentment (Philippians4:11).
If all that we have dealt with so far is true, then this joy and peace should also be true of you. If you are to enjoy God, to enjoy your new Christian life, there is only one way (Philippians 4:4-9). The way to enjoy God is to give yourself to God (Romans 12:1,2).
The half-hearted compromising Christian is always miserable (Mark 14:66-72).
The dedicated Christian can rejoice even in troubles (Acts 5:40,41).You have much to rejoice in:
—the incomparable privilege of being a Christian (Philippians 3:7'-9)
—God's love to you as an individual (Galatians2:20)
—God's promise to keep you (2 Corinthians 4:6-18)
—your inheritance (1 Peter 1:3-9).You cannot enjoy God from a distance. You need to get close to Him (Psalm 16:11).
All the gifts of God are for us to enjoy, but the greatest pleasure is to enjoy God Himself.'Thank God for little grace, and ask Him for great grace. He has given thee hope, ask for faith: and when He gives thee faith, ask for assurance: and when thou gettest assurance, ask for full assurance; and when thou hast obtained full assurance, ask for enjoyment: and when thou hast enjoyment, ask for glory itself: and He shall surely give it thee in His own appointed season.' C.H. Spurgeon