Quotes about Joy

Sweetheart. That's what the weather was called. Sweetheart weather, the prettiest day of the year.

We are baptized and can have happiness when this life is done.

There is no correlation between happiness and amounts of money.

theology is the serious and joyful attempt to live blessedly with others, before God, in Christ, through the Spirit

The normal Christian Life is not supposed to be an exhausting wrestling match with a dead man, but is an abundant, joy-filled life with God, salted with an occasional season of strong resistance from our archenemy.

When we live in anything less than righteousness, peace and joy, we are not experiencing everything that our Lord paid for.

On the emotional and mental levels, laughter not only diffuses negative thoughts and emotions, it also produces positive emotions like hope and elation and allows us to create new, more optimistic perspectives on our circumstances.

We have to remind ourselves that we are Kingdom people destined to live in righteousness, peace and joy. We continually must cultivate the garden of our hearts by feeding the soil of our minds with truth. We must refuse to believe lies about ourselves that sow weed seed into our beings, seeds that destroy our confidence and undermine our destiny. And finally, we must water the orchard of our hearts with words that build, edify and comfort us, realizing that we are the beloved of God.

Are we having fun yet

You have to have faith that there is a reason you go through certain things. I can't say I'm glad to go through pain, but in a way one must, in order to gain courage and really feel joy.

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.