“Joy vs Happiness” distinguishes the differences between the two and points to the source of a lasting joy that does not depend upon the circumstances of life that surround us and try to dominate our behavior.
Joy is not happiness on steroids. It is not happiness squared. Every healthy human being has the capacity to feel happiness, but joy is something entirely different, made up of its own unique substance. -Stasi Eldredge
Dissatisfied?
Little do we realize How contented We would be, If we knew that we are BEAUTIFUL When our hearts are touched BY THEE! JESUS WOULDN’T PAY AN INFINITE PRICE FOR SOMEONE OF NO VALUE!
Gratitude The Key to a Happier Life
LOVE is the power that heals our lives, and love is the power that will ultimately heal this world. GRATITUDE comes from love. It is the natural expression of a loving heart. You cannot be GRATEFUL and UNHAPPY at the same time.
Flowers of Heaven
“Contentment is one of the flowers of heaven, and if we would have it, it must be cultivated. … Paul says, ‘I have learned to be content, [suggesting that] he did not know how at one time. It cost him some pains to attain to the mystery of that great truth.”—Charles Spurgeon (1834–1892)
Regaining Your Joy
“Joy of the Lord” is really just a state of mind and a state of heart.
The Joy of the Lord is fixing your gaze, which determines your attitude and actions, on the eternal values that you’ll be living by forever, and cut yourself loose from the temporary setbacks.
The Joy of the Lord is your strength! (Nehemiah 8:10b)