What is true happiness? It is not an emotion. it is not something that is happening around us. It is not a feeling of excitement, or exhilaration. Happiness is JOY that is produced by the Holy Spirit living in us as a born-again Christian.
All those other things that it "is not" are superficial and easily change. However, that seems to be what most people are seeking after to find happiness. True happiness is JOY that dwells within us. It is a life, because it is a Spirit, which is the fruit of the Spirit of God that abides within us through the bad times and the good. It can be bitter, sweet, but it always remains!
"The joy of life is living it and doing things of worth,
In making bright and fruitful all the barren spots of earth.
In facing odds and mastering them and rising from defeat,
And making true what once was false, and what was better, sweet." - Author unknown
Pastor Bill Ivy - Living Word Tabernacle, Campbell Missouri - www.livingwordtabernacle.com