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The Pursuit of Joy: Defining a Divine Delight

What is joy? Is it a fleeting emotion or a lasting state of contentment rooted in God? In "Defining Joy," Joe Aldrich explores the nature of joy, asserting that true satisfaction springs not from external sources but from a deep connection with God. With insights from Blaise Pascal and reflections on our universal quest for happiness, Aldrich emphasizes the seriousness of pursuing joy as a reflection of divine glory. Join the journey to discover joy's elusive nature and the profound sense of fulfillment that lies in faith and worship.

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The Pursuit of Joy: Defining a Divine Delight

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  1. “Defining the Indefinable” “So what is joy? Is it a symptom, a surprise, a sovereign bestowal, a supernatural response? Why does it pop up under every conceivable circumstance? And why is it elusive as a butterfly, dying if you hold onto it?” Joe Aldrich

  2. Defining Joy Joy is the Christian’s contentment resting on the certain truth that satisfaction of our deepest delights comes not FROM God but IN God.

  3. Habakkuk 3:17-19

  4. Universal Quest “All men seek happiness. This is without exception. Whatever different means they employ, they all tend to this end…. The ‘will’ never takes the least step but to this objective.” Blaise Pascal

  5. Convictions of a Joy-Seeker

  6. Convictions of a Joy-Seeker

  7. Serious Joy “Indifference to the pursuit of joy in God would be indifference to the glory of God, and that is sin. Therefore, my quest took on a seriousness, an earnestness, a gravity that I never dreamed would be part of pursuing joy.”

  8. Convictions of a Joy-Seeker

  9. Sources of Joy For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies: For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, friends on earth and friends above, for all gentle thoughts and mild:

  10. Convictions of a Joy-Seeker

  11. The Secret Signature “There have been times when I think we do not desire heaven; but more often I find myself wondering whether, in our heart of hearts, we have ever desired anything else.… It is the secret signature of each soul, the incommunicable and unappeasable want, the thing we desired before we met our wives or made our friends or chose our work, and which we shall still desire on our deathbeds, when the mind no longer knows wife or friend or work.… All your life an unattainable ecstasy has hovered just beyond the grasp of your consciousness. The day is coming when you will wake to find, beyond all hope, that you have attained it.”

  12. Convictions of a Joy-Seeker

  13. Convictions of a Joy-Seeker Freely Worship

  14. Convictions of a Joy-Seeker Find Perspective

  15. Convictions of a Joy-Seeker Faithfully Lead

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