Quotes from Desiring God

I have been enjoying the book Desiring God by John Piper, and I wanted to share some quotes from it: "We do not believe Jesus when He says there is more blessedness, more joy, more lasting pleasure in a life devoted to helping others than there is in a life devoted to our material comfort. And therefore the very longing for contentment which ought to drive us to simplicity of life and labors of love contents itself instead with the broken cisterns of prosperity and comfort." Commenting on Hebrews 12:1-2: "The greatest labor of love that ever happened was possible because Jesus pursued the greatest imaginable joy, namely, the joy of being exalted to God's right hand in the assembly of a redeemed people. 'For the joy set before him, he endured the cross!'" "Love is the overflow of joy in God that meets the needs of others. The overflow is experienced consciously as the pursuit of our joy in the joy of another." What I get out of this is that pursuit of joy is a good thing. God does it. It makes Him happy when He blesses others. And it will make us happy when we bless others.