We are far too easily pleased.ħ Psalm 30:5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.Ĩ John 16:24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea.

The way to be truly happy is to be truly human, and the way to be truly human is to be truly godly.Ĥ Isaiah 9:3 You have multiplied the nation and increased its joy they rejoice before You according to the joy of harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.ĥ Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous will be gladness, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.Ħ Ecclesiastes 9:7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart for God has already accepted your works. Some of His ways may seem counterintuitive at first, but the verses that follow demonstrate where true contentment and joy is found-in Him!ġ Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.Ģ Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.ģ James 1:2-3 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

He created us! God knows us better than we know ourselves. But what does that look like? How do we find happiness? The only way to find happiness is through Him. 34 Bible Verses About Happiness (and what they mean for you)

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