You should never doubt God's infinite goodness. Trust completely in His love and care, even when things get tough. In those moments, you can find refuge in Him and His protection.
Some folks picture God as sad, angry, or indifferent, but the truth is, He is majestic and overflowing with joy. His happiness doesn't depend on anything or anyone, and He's the only one who can truly give it to us.
Your happiness comes from God. Let's face it, there will always be reasons to cry, suffer, and feel discouraged. Yet, He's promised to be with us always, to the very end. As Jesus said, "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age" (Matthew 28:20).
Happiness in God isn't just a feeling; it's about being accepted by Him, having a clean heart, and being free in His presence. Let's celebrate that amazing truth!
You will indeed go out with joy and be peacefully guided; the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became a delight to me and the joy of my heart, for I bear your name, Lord God of Armies.
Sing for joy, Daughter Zion; shout loudly, Israel! Be glad and celebrate with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!The Lord has removed your punishment; he has turned back your enemy. The King of Israel, the Lord, is among you; you need no longer fear harm.
All the days of the oppressed are miserable, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
The one who understands a matter finds success, and the one who trusts in the Lord will be happy.
Happy is the one who is always reverent, but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
Without revelation , people run wild, but one who follows divine instruction will be happy.
For to the person who is pleasing in his sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and accumulating in order to give to the one who is pleasing in God’s sight. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the good life.It is also the gift of God whenever anyone eats, drinks, and enjoys all his efforts.
Furthermore, everyone to whom God has given riches and wealth, he has also allowed him to enjoy them, take his reward, and rejoice in his labour. This is a gift of God,Do not be hasty to speak, and do not be impulsive to make a speech before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.for he does not often consider the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works.
Indeed, God is my salvation; I will trust him and not be afraid, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my song. He has become my salvation.’ You will joyfully draw water from the springs of salvation,
and the ransomed of the Lord will return and come to Zion with singing, crowned with unending joy. Joy and gladness will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
And the ransomed of the Lord will return and come to Zion with singing, crowned with unending joy. Joy and gladness will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
to provide for those who mourn in Zion; to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, festive oil instead of mourning, and splendid clothes instead of despair. And they will be called righteous trees, planted by the Lord to glorify him.
Then be glad and rejoice for ever in what I am creating; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight.I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people. The sound of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.
Then the young women will rejoice with dancing, while young and old men rejoice together. I will turn their mourning into joy, give them consolation, and bring happiness out of grief.
The Lord your God is among you, a warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness. He will be quiet in his love. He will delight in you with singing.’
Be glad and rejoice, because your reward is great in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
But seek first the kingdom of God , and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.
Just then some men brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, ‘Have courage, son, your sins are forgiven.’
‘His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy.”
So, departing quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell his disciples the news.
Blessed are you who are hungry now, because you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, because you will laugh.
However, don’t rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.’
I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who don’t need repentance.
I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.’
A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.
Truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.
So you also have sorrow now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you.
Now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy completed in them.
You have revealed the paths of life to me; you will fill me with gladness in your presence. ,
We have also obtained access through him by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.The law came along to multiply the trespass. But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more,so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness, resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.And not only that, but we also boast in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
I am very frank with you; I have great pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in all our afflictions.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
make my joy complete by thinking the same way, having the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.
But even if I am poured out as a drink offering on the sacrificial service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.In the same way you should also be glad and rejoice with me.
In addition, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. To write to you again about this is no trouble for me and is a safeguard for you.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience, joyfully
Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit.
keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials,for human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like someone looking at his own face in a mirror.For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of person he was.But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who works #– #this person will be blessed in what he does. If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
Though you have not seen him, you love him; though not seeing him now, you believe in him, and you rejoice with inexpressible and glorious joy,
Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may also rejoice with great joy when his glory is revealed.
Solomon’s proverbs: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.
You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. , The people have rejoiced before you as they rejoice at harvest time and as they rejoice when dividing spoils.
Until now you have asked for nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit:speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music with your heart to the Lord,and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
‘Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Don’t let your heart be troubled or fearful.