Welcome to “Sunday Inspiration,” a bi-weekly devotional for those seeking spiritual encouragement in the pursuit of their passions. Each post comes from an outside resource (as referenced). I hope these posts will inspire and motivate you in your life and career in addition to our weekly original blog posts. Enjoy!
Don’t confuse happiness with merriment. Merriment comes from joy, not happiness, and understanding this is crucial to your emotional well-being.
There are times when we can’t and shouldn’t be happy—when people are hurting, going through tragedy, or losing jobs and loved ones. In the face of injustice happiness is inappropriate, if not impossible.
Yet the joy that comes from knowing that you are unconditionally loved and accepted by God enables you to remain joyful. That’s because:
- Happiness is external; joy is internal.
- Happiness depends on outward circumstances; joy depends on inward character.
- Happiness depends on what happens to us; joy depends on who lives within us.
- Happiness is based on chance; joy is based on choice.
So today—choose joy!
Source: https://sacrificebeyondprice.wordpress.com/2016/12/09/experience-it/
