 God would have us part with nothing for Him, but that which will damn us if we keep it. He has no design upon us, but to make us happy. Author: Thomas Watson
Source: A Puritan Golden Treasury |
| In the destiny of every moral being there is an object more worthy of God than happiness. It is character. And the grand aim of man's creation is the development of a grand character, and grand character is, by its very nature, the product of probationary discipline. Author: Austin Phelps |
| It is a greater glory to us that we are allowed to serve God, than it is to him that we offer him that service. He is not rendered happy by us; but we are made happy by him. He can do without such earthly servants; but we cannot do without such a heavenly Master. Author: William Secker |
| Those that look to be happy must first look to be holy. Author: Richard Sibbes
Source: A Puritan Golden Treasury |
| Affliction shows the power of Christ's blood, when it gives peace in an hour of trouble, when it can make happy in sickness, poverty, persecution and death. Do not be surprised if you suffer, but glorify God. Author: Robert Murray McCheyne
Source: Comfort in Sorrow |
| The strength and happiness of a man consists in finding out the way in which God is going, and going that way too. Author: Henry Ward Beecher |
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| The way to be truly happy is to be truly human, and the way to be truly human is to be truly godly. Author: J.I. Packer |
| God threatens terrible things if we will not be happy. Author: Jeremy Taylor |
| They are the happiest Christians, who have the lowest thoughts of themselves, and in whose eyes Jesus is most glorious and precious. Author: John Newton
Source: John Newton's Letters. |
| Christ's life unfolds, in part, as we learn to appreciate the gifts He has given us. How easy it is to blame others for our unhappiness, but we are only unhappy when something other than Christ has become our life. (For example) The husband or wife who has Christ as their life, comes to their spousal relationship already satisfied. They do not come continually looking to made happy by another person's attention; they bring Christ's life to their spouse. Author: Francis Frangipane |
| The key to lasting happiness and real pleasure in this world is not found in seeking gratification, but in pleasing God. And while the Lord desires that we enjoy His gifts and the people to whom we are joined, He wants us to know that we were created first for His pleasure. Author: Francis Frangipane |
| Joy is distinctly a Christian word and a Christian thing. It is the reverse of happiness. Happiness is the result of what happens of an agreeable sort. Joy has its springs deep down inside. And that spring never runs dry, no matter what happens. Only Jesus gives that joy. He had joy, singing its music within, even under the shadow of the cross. Author: S.D. Gordon |
