“Joy is the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires… the expression or exhibition of such emotion… a state of happiness.”
“If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.”
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”
James 1:2 -3, ESV
Count it all joy… when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
Psalm 16:11, ESV
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
“Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.”
“We’re never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.”
Proverbs 17:22, ESV
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.