It desires to have you

Originally posted by sonship
From Message - [b] The Joy Of the Lord Is Your Strength
The Collected Works of Watchman Nee, Set Two. Vol. 46 [my bolding]

According to Nehemiah 8:10, the joy of the Lord is our strength. It is not a matter of having strength because we have peace. His joy upholds us. In 1 Thessalonians 5:16 Paul commands us to always rejoice. How is this ...[text shortened]... to learn to live above our troubles.

http://www.ministrybooks.org/books.cfm?cid=290E[/b]

Have you ever read "Practicing the presence of God" I believe it was written in the 1600's.