What if you've lost your delight in God? Or you've never really experienced it in the first place? What if a season of suffering has snuffed out your joy, leaving you spiritually discouraged and emotionally numb?Delighting in God changes everything: how you experience your faith, relationships, and circumstances—and even how you see yourself.Stephanie Rousselle is a Bible teacher, speaker, host of the Gospel Spice podcast, and founder of Gospel Spice Ministries. She is the author of Awaken Delight: Satisfying Your Soul's Longing for God, releasing with IVP in July 2026. Born and raised in France, Stephanie is a former atheist whose life motto is now “God’s glory, our delight.”Book: Awaken DelightStephanie Rousselle's Website: Gospel SpiceWHAT YOU'LL LEARN:Believers Struggle to Experience Joy in GodDelighting in God is Foundational to Spiritual GrowthDelighting in God During Painful SeasonsFEATURED BONUS: Stephanie Rousselle's Website: Gospel SpiceABOUT THE GUEST: Stephanie Rousselle is a Bible teacher, speaker, host of the Gospel Spice podcast, and founder of Gospel Spice Ministries. She is the author of "Awaken Delight", a book that will release with IVP in July 2026. Born and raised in France, Stephanie is a former atheist whose life motto is now “God’s glory, our delight.” Having lived in four different countries on three continents, she currently resides with her family in Pennsylvania.SCRIPTURE RELATED TO EPISODE:Psalm 37 : 4RELATED LINKS:Book: Awaken DelightStephanie Rousselle's Website: Gospel SpiceTIMESTAMPED SHOWNOTES:00:38 - Introducing Stephanie Rousselle03:24 - Believers Struggle to Experience Joy in God03:57 - ...identity and longing04:42 - ...why their faith is not working when they are trying so hard to please God04:55 - ...need to cultivate delight in God05:43 - Delight in God definition06:52 - ...combine the experience and the intellect09:14 - Reading through the lens of delight and deliciousness10:30 - Knowing About God vs Truly Knowing God11:45 - ...head knowledge12:17 - ...heart knowledge13:13 - ...OT: 95% "to know" is head knowledge13:20 - ...NT: 95% "to know" is heart knowledge13:54 - Delighting in God is Foundational to Spiritual Growth14:02 - ...Psalm 37:415:20 - ...God is implanting in our hearts the desire to want more of Him16:26 - Delighting in the Lord Transformed Stephanie's Life19:26 - Delighting in God During Painful Seasons20:47 - ...know God more through afflictions21:43 - ...compassion for fellow sufferers23:22 - ...thorns and pruning27:22 - God's Delight in Us28:17 - ...God's Favorite Hangout Spots31:16 - Encouragement for the Spiritually Weary35:53 - From Stephanie's Heart (and Website: gospelspice.com/awakendelight )39:05 - gospelspice.com | Awaken Delight book | podcastDID YOU APPRECIATE THIS PODCAST?