Christian Hedonism is a biblical doctrine discovered by John Piper. He discovered this truth in the Bible that God tell us to have joy in Him. Every man pursue joy, even those who hang themselves. But men, especially those who have been born again, should only have joy in God. In other words, God should be the only source of our joy. When we don't regard Him as our only source of joy, we haven't put God as our treasure (I guess Matthew 13:44 will be one of the biblical foundation regarding this matter). I can't describe much about this doctrine as I have not fully get the whole idea about being a Christian Hedonist, I would like you to read the book (especially the last chapter about suffering, it's very enlightening).
As a Christian myself, when I looked back and took a good look on how have I lived, I would agree that I have not even once put God as my treasure, my source of joy. I often find joy in sinful acts, such joy is only temporal and soon will be replaced by deep sadness and regret of having done such acts. Now the real question is, am I ready to put God as my treasure? Or this being a Christian Hedonist will only be a concept in my mind that I will not truly embrace in my life? May God have mercy on me.
