It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes happiness.
– Charles Spurgeon –
from The Complete John Ploughman
Joy & Happiness
Prayer – William Law
Prayer is the nearest approach to God and the highest enjoyment of Him that we are capable of in this life.
– William Law –
Joy is distinctly a Christian thing – SD Gordon
Joy is distinctly a Christian word and a Christian thing. It is the reverse of happiness. Happiness is the result of what happens of an agreeable sort. Joy has its springs deep down inside. And that spring never runs dry, no matter what happens. Only Jesus gives that joy. He had joy, singing its music within, even under the shadow of the cross.
– SD Gordon –
Joy is found in God alone – Charles Spurgeon
You must find joy in God, or you will not find joy at all.
– Charles Spurgeon –
As afflictions abound – Charles Spurgeon
As afflictions abound, even so do consolations abound by Jesus Christ.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Religious vs Christian – Ian Thomas
There are few things quite so boring as being religious, but there is nothing quite so exciting as being a Christian!
– Ian Thomas –
Joy in brokenness – Jack Wellman
Joy is best sown in broken ground.
– Jack Wellman –
The fruit of God’s love – John Owen
Faith, love, trust, joy and obedience are the saints’ responses to the Father’s loving acts shown to them.
– John Owen –
Happiness – Charles Spurgeon
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.
– Charles Spurgeon –