but there are ALWAYS problems, concerns, worries and often depression. God never meant happiness to be other than temporary during the time of your testing. There many people we observe that we think must be happy since they have all the things of our dreams. It is usually not the case,...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionYou who are young, be happy while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment...
But what I am saying is that some people have true chemical imbalances and can go on to live happy, productive lives when finding the right antidepressants that work for them. There is no shame in it. Just like the diabetic, we don’t look down on them because they need insulin. I ...
What used to be a handy Biblical version of my childhood motto, “Don’t worry, be happy,” now drifts through my tired-mom soul like the aroma of freshly-ground. Joyful takes on new meaning when I am striding through life with Jesus. The more I run with Him, the deeper into the ...
Holman Christian Standard BibleWe are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. American Standard Versionand these things we write, that our joy may be made full.Contemporary English VersionWe are writing to tell you these things, because this makes us truly happy. English Revised ...
In a “treat yo’ self” and “do it if it makes you feel good and happy” culture, of course, this mantra would be well-received. Solomon liked a lot of women. Unlike the TV series The Bachelor, Solomon decided he didn’t have to choose just one wife and ended up having 700 ...
This seems strange, because it sure seems to us that when people drink too much alcohol, they sure get happy and excited—for the most part, and for a while—they’re not too happy the next morning—but it seems to us that alcohol is a stimulant. ...
16 Always be happy. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Give thanks whatever happens. That is what God wants for you in Christ Jesus. 19 Do not stop the work of the Holy Spirit. 20 Do not treat prophecy as if it were not important. 21 But test everything. Keep what is good. 22 An...
If you love fishing, perhaps a little too much like I have at times, and you’re having relational issues with God, your wife or anyone else you claim to love, I challenge you to prove that love to them, by simply choosing them. That’s the commitment I made, as I looked into the...
and join in the happy throng of dancers.[g]5 Once again you will plant vineyardson the hills of Samaria.Those who plant themwill once again enjoy their fruit.[h]6 Yes, a time is comingwhen watchmen[i] will call out on the mountains of Ephraim,“Come! Let us go to Zionto w...