Quotes about Happiness
Everything if given to God can become your gateway to joy.
- Elisabeth Elliot
There is but one way to tranquility of mind and happiness, and that is to account no external things thine own, but to commit all to God.
- Epictetus
The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic.
- Henry Ward Beecher
God is not a killjoy; he just opposes what kills joy.
- John Piper
I believe God is everything, say Shug. Everything that is or ever was or ever will be. And when you can feel that, and be happy to feel that, you've found It.
- Alice Walker
It is a fight from start to finish to be happy in God.
- John Piper
All people desire what they believe will make them happy. If a person is not full of desire for God, we can only conclude that he is engaged with another happiness.
- William Law
Our loving God wills that we eat, drink and be merry.
- Martin Luther
The commands of God are given, not to rob me of joy, but lead me into the fullness of joy.
- Matt Chandler
We should want to evangelize because of the joy that God puts in our hearts. Ultimately, that's the best reason for sharing our faith.
- Mark Dever
God is not a God of sadness, death, etc., but the devil is. Christ is a God of joy, and so the Scriptures often say that we should rejoice ... A Christian should and must be a cheerful person.
- Martin Luther
... our natural Will is to have God, and the Good Will of God is to have us; and we may never cease from willing nor from longing till we have Him in fullness of joy: and then may we no more desire.
- Julian of Norwich