Psalm 42 - Spiritual Drought

The belief that there is no higher good than feeling better right now represents the simple biggest obstacle to enjoying God's presence. People who insist on happiness never find joy. They allow themselves to feel only the desires that are met. Denied desires they deaden. The effect is to feel happy for a season, perhaps a long season, but it's a selfish happiness. They live for the ongoing satisfaction of desires other than the desire to know God. They become self-absorbed. ~ Larry Crabb, Shattered Dreams