Quotes about Happiness

Joy cannot remain with the selfish; it is wedded to Love.

Joy flees from the selfish, it deserts the quarrelsome; it is hidden from the impure.

Because there's a big difference between happiness and joy. Happiness is external and can change when your circumstances change. If you believe that money will make you happy, for instance, and then you lose all your money, you'll be very unhappy. But joy is deep inside us and isn't dependent on circumstances.

Joy explodes throughout the book of Psalms like fireworks, and is the most potent anti-missile defense system there is.

Happiness is something that comes from our own hearts, not from other people.

When my happy gets bumped, what's really going on in my heart is on display. In those times I will either add to the authenticity of my love for Jesus or, sadly, negate it.

I've discovered that the more love and joy I pour into others, the more I experience in my own life.

God is good. He is way more interested in developing our characters to match our calling than in manipulating our circumstances to make us happy.

My body size is not tied to my happy. If my happy was missing when I was larger, it will still be missing when I get smaller.

The more my heart is parked in a place of thanksgiving and rejoicing, the less room I have for grumpiness.

The lack of belongingness causes various undesirable effects, including a decrease in the levels of health, happiness, and adjustment.1

I have to attach my happy to the only eternal stability there is and remain there. Oh, the prayers i have prayed over and over for God to help me, stabilize me, and tie my happiness to Him.