Some very helpful words from John Piper:When you don't delight in God, what can you do to change?
1. Realize that authentic joy and delight in God is a gift (Gal 5:22; Ps 51:12).
2. Realize that joy must fought for relentlessly (2 Cor 1:24; Phil 1:25; 2 Tim 4:7; 1 Tim 6:12).
3. Resolve to attack all known sin in your life (however big or small they are!) (Rom 6:11-13).
4. Realize that the battle for joy and delight in God is fundamentally a fight to see God for Who He really is (Ps 34:8; 2 Cor 4:4-6; 1 John 3:2; Ps 9:10)!
5. Meditate on God's Word day and night (Ps 23:3; Ps 19:7,8; John 15:11; Ps 1:2-3; Rom 15:13).
6. Pray earnestly and relentlessly for open heart-eyes and a genuine delight in God (John 16:24; Ps 90:14; Ps 85:6).
7. Learn to preach to yourself rather than listen to yourself (Ps 42:5).
8. Be patient in the night of 'God's seeming absence' and continue to trust in Him (Ps 40:1-3).
(adapted from John Piper, Desiring God, 352-64)
