By: John Piper. Website: desiringgod. org
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Loving God with all your heart, soul, spirit and strength in the presence of others is contagious.
2. Love others for the power of God’s grace. In other words, the way you love them shows the beauty of Christ in his love for them.
3. It tells stories of those who have been enchanted by the beauty and glory of God. It seems that the real stories of the experience of people with the dignity of God are very exciting.
4. Describe the worth of God, your treasure, in abundant terms
5. To teach people to pray for the transformation of their own hearts, that is, to pray like the Psalmist: “Tilt my heart to your testimonies and not to greed” (Ps 199:36).
6. Introduce people to meditation and prolonged reflection on the word of God. Most people don’t know how to take a word, phrase or phrase from a biblical text, memorize it and analyze it repeatedly in their minds, looking at it from different angles, asking it many questions. subject, applying it to different aspects of your life and making analogies in your mind. But it is precisely in this thought that the sap of the fruit begins to flow and awaken the taste of the soul.
7. Show people how to find specific and specific promises in the Bible to try. When Paul says in Romans 15:13, “therefore, may the God of hope fill them with all joy and peace in his faith,” he emphasizes that joy and peace arises when we trust in God’s precious and great promises. Therefore, people need to do a more specific search for promises, then take them into account, focusing on them throughout the day.
8. Help people turn off the TV. Few things in our culture are spiritually more narcotic than television. Even so-called “good” programs generally show banalities, vulgarities, and everything else except the culture of a rich and profound ability to enjoy God. That the avalanche of suggestive announcements that accompanies almost all programs, does not surprise me because so many professing Christians are spiritually unable to experience lofty thoughts and deep emotions.
9. Direct people to God-centered biographies. The struggles and victories of Christians who have experienced the greatness and glory of God are very captivating and exciting.
10. Show people how to translate their joy into natural things into joy in God. You know what I mean. Even the most unhappy person seems to have one or two things in her life that make her happy. It could be his family. It could be heaven at night or fishing. Help these people transpose, that is, to walk through the verse of the song called ‘Joy’ in their souls and transpose it from the natural to the supernatural, through an act of faith in God as the one who created the family, the night. Help them see that all things that are truly delicious in this world, which awaken pleasures in their hearts, are gifts of God and reflections of their character and goodness. If they are able to revel in natural things, then by the grace of the Holy Ghost, they can take these joys to a higher level and thus discover joy in God.
11. Call people to confess and renounce the sins that haunt them, make them feel false, and block true affection for God.
12. Show them the need and value of suffering in the Christian life, and how tiny it is in relation to the glory for being revealed.
Here are some things that can help your people. In my opinion, the most useful thing is simply to take care of your own soul and what ignites God’s joy in you and then share it with others.
May blessings be upon you as you perform the supreme task of bringing joy to God in your congregation.