Chapter 3
Chapter 3 – Happiness Versus Joy
God Has a Huge Advantage

There’s a vast difference between happiness and joy. Happiness is circumstantial and takes you back and forth between happiness and unhappiness in a single day, depending on the news of that day. Joy is an entirely different animal, having nothing to do with circumstances and everything to do with your relationship with God. Failure to trust God accentuates bad news and robs you of your joy. But trusting God defeats worry and fills your life with joy.

Chapter 3 – Happiness Versus Joy
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SCRIPTURES
Caving in to the Cares of This Word Saps Your Strength
Proverbs 17:22 (NLT)
Know When Things Go Bad, God is Up to Something
James 1:2-3 (ESV)
Most Salvations and Spiritual Growth Spurts Happen When Things Go Bad
1 Peter 1:7 (MSG)
Bearing Fruit (New Christians) is the Key to Never Losing Your Joy
John 15:8–11 (NKJV)
Joy Gives You Peace in the Midst of Trials and Sorrows
John 16:33 (NLT)
Sharing Your Faith Leads to Joy, that Leads to Peace, that Leads to Patience
James 1:3-4 (KJV)
Never Let Anything Distract Your Focus on God
Revelation 2:4 (NKJV)
God Always Honors Wholehearted Faith and Dependence
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)
Prayers Asking for God’s Will Are Always Answered
James 4:2-3 (NKJV)
God Answers Your Prayers When You Love Him and Live for Him
Romans 8:28 (NKJV)
When God Is Your ‘First Love,’ Your Desires Are His Desires
Psalm 37:4 (ESV)
You Would Answer Your Prayers the Same Way God Answers Your Prayers if You Knew What He Knows!
Isaiah 55:8–9 (NIV)
If God Is for You, Who Can Be Against You?
1 John 4:4 (KJV)
It’s a Good Thing When Bad Things Happen
Genesis 50:20 (ESV)
Always Being Ready Keeps Your Focus on God
1 Peter 3:15 (MEV)
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