wvmtnkid said:
I saw this comment on my S.A.D. thread and it peaked my interest. What is the difference between joy and happiness?
So fellow singles' any thoughts?
DW
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The difference between "happiness" and "joy"
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I saw this comment on my S.A.D. thread and it peaked my interest. What is the difference between joy and happiness?
So fellow singles' any thoughts?
DW
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I hope I can find the words to explain what I am trying to express.
Happiness is dependent on our emotions. When things are going our way, we are happy. When we get what we want, we are happy. However, when we have a bad day, we aren't so happy. Joy on the other hand is something that we can experience no matter how our emotions are telling us to feel. I can be happy and joyful. I can be sad but yet joyful. I can be angry but yet joyful. Joy is a fruit of the Spirit. Happiness is not. I can rejoice (a form of joy) regardless of what is going on in my life. Yes it may be hard sometimes and I may not want to, but the love and grace of God allows me to do so.
In life I may not always be happy, but I can be filled with the joy of the presence and love of God. The best way I can describe it is in this quote from Job:
Job 1:21-2121 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
Job sure wasn't happy. He had lost his livestock, his servants, and his children. But yet he still could praise God. That is joy.
Happiness is dependent on our emotions. When things are going our way, we are happy. When we get what we want, we are happy. However, when we have a bad day, we aren't so happy. Joy on the other hand is something that we can experience no matter how our emotions are telling us to feel. I can be happy and joyful. I can be sad but yet joyful. I can be angry but yet joyful. Joy is a fruit of the Spirit. Happiness is not. I can rejoice (a form of joy) regardless of what is going on in my life. Yes it may be hard sometimes and I may not want to, but the love and grace of God allows me to do so.
In life I may not always be happy, but I can be filled with the joy of the presence and love of God. The best way I can describe it is in this quote from Job:
Job 1:21-2121 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
Job sure wasn't happy. He had lost his livestock, his servants, and his children. But yet he still could praise God. That is joy.
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Joy is what God gives us when we are very close to Him and nothing else matters like He does. Joy is when I feel Gods presence and fullness as if I were in heaven. Psalms "The JOY of the Lord is my strength & in YOUR presence is FULLNESS of Joy."
Happiness is what I feel when things go well on this earth, a nice holiday, a sunny day, a relationship. Happiness is quite close to joy and important in our lives.
) John
Happiness is what I feel when things go well on this earth, a nice holiday, a sunny day, a relationship. Happiness is quite close to joy and important in our lives.
) John
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