Trying to achieve spiritual joy

Sometimes it might seem like other people have found a plane of spiritual joy that we, ourselves, cannot find. At those times, it is helpful to know that David, with his heart seemingly aligned with God's, struggled with the same thing!

To illustrate, consider David's words in Psalm 70:4 (KJV),

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

In those words, David articulates the mindset of one who experiences spiritual joy. But in the very next verse he says (verse 5, KJV),

But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.

Evidently, David struggled to achieve the spiritual joy he saw in others. And if David could experience those feelings, then we certainly can, too. The answer is to pray something along the lines of those words in verses 4 and 5. And do so without ceasing!