 I had to delete a video. You see, a few years ago I posted a YouTube video on my channel saying that seeking pleasure was bad and that we should pick up our cross and follow Christ. You may say, Isaac, that doesn't sound bad at all. In fact, that sounds right. Well, I definitely still believe that we should pick up our cross and follow Christ. And I do believe Jesus promises the Christian life to be filled with trials, sufferings, and persecution. I've also come to understand that pleasure in and of itself is not bad. In fact, we were made for it. But here's the distinction. The world will try to convince you to find your pleasure and joy in it and what it offers. But Jesus says that only in him will our joy be made complete. We ought to find our deepest pleasure in God, in who he is, and what he has done. The Christian life is not meant to be a joyless treading through the mire, but rather a joyful procession that though we have experienced great loss, God has already won the ultimate battle. Today we ought to ask God to give us a desire for him and pleasure in him. I really didn't understand that before. And that's why.