How would you respond if someone stopped you on the street and asked you to describe “true happiness“?
Ask twenty-five people this question, and you will hear twenty-five different answers.
Mankind will always crave true joy and happiness. He will look for it in a myriad of places, but rarely in the right place.
Our God is a God of joy, and He made us in His image. We want our lives to be full of joy, like His.
The truth is: this God of joy gives joy beyond measure.
We look to people, circumstances, things, or activities to find true happiness.
God says it’s less tangible than that. Something inward.
Joy is filling us with Himself, satisfying us with His promises and everything He already gave.
Joy is the outburst of believing what we can’t see (Romans 15:13).
How would you describe “true happiness“?
True, lasting joy is something God promised to those who believe His truth and love it more than material gain.
Joy is a heartfelt response to everything God already gave.
It’s right at our fingertips.
“Now the God of hope fill you will all joy and peace in believing.“ (Romans 15:13)
By Bethany Hayes
Used by Permission
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