Thursday, September 01, 2005

What if I don't feel joy in obeying God?

What should you do if you dont' feel like obeying God? Or you don't feel joyful in obeying God? Let's say, you don't feel like going to church or you don't feel like giving in the offering? If you go or give are you just a hypocrite? Here is what John Piper says you should do based on God's Word:
  1. Repent of your sin of not delighting to do God's will. It is a sin to lack joy or delight in God.
  2. Pray and ask God to restore your joy
  3. Obey God in the hope of joy (go and give)
  4. Thank God for his gift of repentance, the ability to pray, and the willingness to obey. Obey in anticipation of joy!

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