Joy vs. Happiness
Happiness -Feeling pleasure in what is currently happening to you
Joy-A delight of the mind, from the consideration of the present possession of good, or the assured approaching possession of good.
Sources of Joy
Joy in the growth of the kingdom of God
Philippians 1:3-6,1:12-18, 2:1-2, 4:10-17
Joy in your own spiritual growth
Philippians 1:18-20, James 1:2-4, Philippians 1:23-26
Joy in the spiritual fruit of God
Philippians 2:14-18, Philippians 4:1, 3rd John 1:3-4, John 15:4-11
Rejoice in (and through) your own spiritual growth and sanctification
Rejoice in the spiritual fruit God bears through you |
