” . . . something pilfered our happiness. It can seem like such a fragile thing, this joy. Tomorrow scattered by the winds of a storm. Still we keep searching for it, this sense of contentment and well-being.”- Max Lucado In Chapter 1 (“The Unexpected Door to Joy”) of How Happiness Happens: Finding Joy in […]
“When the angels announced the arrival of the Messiah, they proclaimed ‘good news of a great joy’ (Luke 2:10 RSV) not ‘bad news of a great duty.’ . . . . Our joy level matters to God.”- Max Lucado, How Happiness Happens And the angel said to them, “Be not afraid, for behold, I bring […]
“Contingent contentment turns us into wounded, worried people.”- Max Lucado “For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better.”- Philippians 1:21 (New Living Translation) Max Lucado concludes Chapter 7 of Anxious for Nothing as he stresses that materialism never truly defines personal happiness. Indeed, in Philippians 4:12, the apostle Paul stated […]
“Jesus didn’t shed His blood so you and I could have a passport to happiness and heaven, while continuing to indulge our lust, anger, and jealousy; our addictions and critical, competitive spirits; our selfishness and pride.”- Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth As Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth continues Chapter 2 of Holiness, she discusses the third and fourth powerful […]