Happiness

“Summertime and the living is easy. Vacations…. Wouldn’t it be great to always have leisure time like this? Not having to work. Devoting oneself to constant entertainment. Wouldn’t that be finally reaching the goal in our pursuit of happiness? No, actually.” - Veith

“Nowhere in Scripture do we see sentimental wishful thinking. What we see is mankind’s devastating separation from God; the death of countless sacrificial lambs; the hard, agonizing work of Christ’s redemption; the tangible nature of His resurrection; and the promise of coming judgment. At last we see the restoration of God’s ideal universe, fulfilling His plan of the ages, culminating in a resurrected people living with Him on a resurrected Earth.

“Floating among the beautiful fish, turtles, eels, and sharks, and even enjoying that unforgettable ninety minutes of swimming with Molly the monk seal, I lost myself in these creatures and the God who made them. I forgot about myself, my shortcomings, others’ failings, and my disappointments.” - Randy Alcorn

“ ‘While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.’ One reason is because we’re sinners. Another is because the average person wouldn’t imagine that happiness could be found in God.” - Alcorn

“It seems many Christians are worried about our country’s future instead of simply trusting in the Kingdom that God has already promised us. Why are Christians so easily shackled by fear, when God wants them to live in faith?” - Randy Alcorn

“I do need to go to God’s Word. It will act as a mirror to show me my true reflection, one very different than what I would like to see. Scripture tells me that I’m a sinner, and that sin brings death. Sin, the original killer of happiness, is not my solution; it’s my problem.” - Randy Alcorn

“…religious people self-identify as happier than non-religious people. There’s just no mistaking that conclusion. There are ways to try and explain it away, certainly.” - Ryan Burge

“On the other hand, a different doom and gloom, the kind reflected in the X post above, still resonates with many. In fact, it sounds a bit like a work of poetry written almost 3,000 years ago by a man of wealth and power who learned that ‘having it all’ isn’t all it is cracked up to be.” - Breakpoint

“We imagine that if we are faithful and obedient to God, He will reward us with an easy life. However, God doesn’t promise pain-free lives—He only promises His presence and the provision of all we need to endure our hardships.” - Randy Alcorn

“The percentage of U.S. adults evaluating their lives well enough to be considered ‘thriving’ on Gallup’s Life Evaluation Index stood at 48.9% in Quarter 1, 2025, matching the previous estimate from Quarter 4, 2024…. the first time since spring 2020 that the thriving rate has been under 50% for two consecutive measurement periods” - Gallup