“Joy is the serious business of Heaven.” – C.S. Lewis1
“The Bible teaches that true joy is formed in the midst of the difficult seasons of life.” – Francis Chan
“Those who know where the treasure lies joyfully abandon everything else to secure it.” – D. A. Carson
“When our lives are filled with peace, faith and joy, people will want to know what we have.” – David Jeremiah
“The Lord gives his people perpetual joy when they walk in obedience to him.” – Dwight L. Moody
“Holy joy will be oil to the wheels of our obedience.” – Matthew Henry
“There is no joy in the world like the joy of bringing one soul to Christ.” – William Barclay
“Most of those who fail to experience the joy of the Lord have refused to take up a cross!” – Walter J. Chantry
“Do not look for rest in any pleasure, because you were not created for pleasure: you were created for joy. And if you do not know the difference between pleasure and joy you have not yet begun to live.” – Thomas Merton
“Everything if given to God can become your gateway to joy.” – Elisabeth Elliot
“Though sin often brings immediate pleasure, it gives no lasting joy.” – R. C. Sproul
“The greatest joy of a Christian is to give joy to Christ.” – Charles Spurgeon
“Find joy in the ordinary.” – Max Lucado
“No matter what the climate is, what the troubles are, what the difficulties are, there is joy for the child of God, because joy is produced supernaturally by the Holy Spirit in us.” – Billy Graham
“When we are powerless to do a thing, it is a great joy that we can come and step inside the ability of Jesus” – Corrie Ten Boom
“To rejoice in temporal comforts is dangerous, to rejoice in self is foolish, to rejoice in sin is fatal, but to rejoice in God is heavenly.” – Charles Spurgeon
“Those who understand God’s sovereignty have joy even in the midst of suffering, a joy reflected on their very faces, for they see that their suffering is not without purpose.” – R. C. Sproul
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