When I Don't Desire God: How To Fight for Joy (study guide developed by Desiring God)

A guided group study that focuses on John Pipers DVD teaching regarding how to fight for true delight in Christ and obtain proper affections for God. Does the command to love God with all our heart soul and mind really obligate us to enjoy God above all things? Joy and delight are emotions after all so isnt such love simply a decision of the will not a feeling? According to John Piper in this companion to the When I Dont Desire God DVD emotions are commanded everywhere in Scripture. Theyre not just instructions to think a certain way but to feel a certain way. And though we dont have complete control of our emotions eternity hangs on the presence of proper affections for God. Therefore the fight for joy is not optional. It is essential. This study guide-focused on Pipers powerful teaching on DVD-explores the necessity and strategies of delighting in Christ in an eight-session guided group study. Each guide features helps for reflection penetrating questions and five daily assignments per week. Along with the DVD it is an ideal package that will lead groups of any size in the all-important fight for joy.