God's Promise of Happiness Quotes

“The happiest people in the world are those who have a deep, gratitude-drenched relationship with Christ.”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“I’m not always happy, any more than I’m always holy. But by God’s grace, I’m happier in Christ now than I’ve ever been.”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“We don’t pretend all is well. But knowing God’s commands to rejoice in him through his all-sufficient power, we meditate on his Word and call on him to impart his gladness to us. In time God exchanges our natural responses with his supernatural, joy-giving presence. Sometimes sorrow and joy do battle; sometimes they coexist, but when our hearts and minds are on Christ, joy is never far away:”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“Do we seek happiness because we’re sinners or because we’re human? Should faith in God be dragged forward by duty or propelled by delight? Must we choose between holiness and happiness?”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“Once we’ve been reconciled to God, we can do something more about our happiness by doing what happy people do. Happiness doesn’t precede giving and serving; it accompanies and follows it.”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“Charles Spurgeon said of 1 Timothy 1:11, “The Gospel is also the Gospel of happiness. It is called ‘the glorious Gospel of the blessed God.’ A more correct translation would be, ‘the happy God.’ Well, then, adorn the Gospel by being happy!”[17]”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“In the end, we have two choices: both God and happiness neither God nor happiness”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“A key to enjoying the Christian life is connecting the dots between our happiness and God’s provision. When I run with my dog or look at Jupiter dominating the sky over Mount Hood, I experience happiness. Unbelievers are capable of enjoying happiness in the same things, but their happiness can’t be as immense or enduring because they’re disconnected from the Provider.”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“When an atheist enjoys the cool breeze of a sunny autumn day as he writes his treatise saying God doesn’t exist, the ultimate source of his pleasure remains God. God is the author of the universe itself—including the powers of rational thought the atheist misuses to argue against God. David”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“Happiness-seeking is built into every person, of every age and circumstance. I believe we inherited from our Eden-dwelling ancestors a sense of their pre-Fall happiness. Our hearts refuse to settle for sin, suffering, boredom, and purposelessness—we long for something better. Were we merely the product of natural selection and survival of the fittest, we’d have no grounds for believing any ancient happiness existed. But we are all nostalgic for an Eden we’ve only seen fleeting hints of. Unfortunately,”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“we inherited from our Eden-dwelling ancestors a sense of their pre-Fall happiness. Our hearts refuse to settle for sin, suffering, boredom, and purposelessness—we long for something better. Were we merely the product of natural selection and survival of the fittest, we’d have no grounds for believing any ancient happiness existed. But we are all nostalgic for an Eden we’ve only seen fleeting hints of. Unfortunately,”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“Do we seek happiness because we’re sinners or because we’re human? Should faith in God be dragged forward by duty or propelled by delight? Must we choose between holiness and happiness? Much”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“the promise of the Resurrection—eternal delight and joy in the presence of our Redeemer. Peter preached in Jerusalem of “the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his holy prophets” (Acts 3:21, NLT).”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“Countless people in worse situations are happier than those in better situations. This demonstrates that happiness is dependent not on circumstances but on perspective, which is determined by our focus.”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“Nothing is more poisonous than the spirit of entitlement that permeates our culture and sometimes, sadly, our churches.”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“Montaigne said something that rings true for many of us: “My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“Sin is the biggest enemy of happiness because it results in a broken relationship with God. Forgiveness is its greatest friend, because it reunites us with the happy God.”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“Why aren’t you happy?” they tend to focus on their current circumstances. Happy people look to Someone so big that by his grace, even great difficulties provide opportunities for a deeper kind of happiness.”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness

“Both psychological research and Scripture demonstrate that those who give generously and serve others are happy people.”
― Randy Alcorn, God's Promise of Happiness