I have been reading a devotional by Oswald Chamber on joy. What is joy: Is acquired by the anticipation, acquisition or even the expectation of something great or wonderful. Is evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires. Most people equate joy as happiness or pleasure or […]
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Happiness
God does not really care about your happiness. I know that may sound mean, but would you rather be happy or saved? Most people associate happiness with the flesh. This may mean money, power, success, material possessions, wife, and family. All these things are against God. Yes we should be happy in that God sent […]
Joyful
Lets start with what is joyful? Full of joy, as a person or one’s heart; glad; delighted. Showing or expressing joy, as looks, actions, or speech. Causing or bringing joy, as an event, a sight, or news; delightful. The word joy is used in each one of those, so what is joy? noun The emotion […]
Joy versus Happiness
Are joy and happiness the same? If you were to look as the definitions they are almost identical and are even considered synonyms, but based on the question you can probably already guess the answer and it is no they are not the same. Typically happiness is an emotion that revolves around a situation, event, […]