Joy & Happiness

Youll always be disappointed if you make your happiness dependent on people or things. (I:26)
A silent, cheerful joy unspeakable is that small personal trademark of the saints, the reward for believing and acting on
the knowledge that it is more blessed to give than to receive. (I:51)
Wherein do you find your greatest satisfaction, joy and fulfillment? Is it not in the ecstasies and bliss of My Spirit? For
you have drunk from all those other cups and they have left you thirsty and you have found that only the clear refreshing
water of life that I give quickeneth. The flesh profiteth nothing, it is the Spirit that quickeneth: The Words that I speak unto
you, they are Spirit and they are Life. Come, and find life abundantly, and water that will never leave you thirsty again!
(I:96)

The path of self-gratification is not the road to true happiness and fulfillment. (I:97)
Your happiness is My goal, for that happiness will rub off on others. (I:137)
Happiness is usually found elsewhere than you assume. (I:155)
The drawing power, the suction, the empty space you create in you for Me to fill is the way to happiness and fulfillment.
(I:156)

Follow and obey that heavenly commission with heavenly rewards of greater joy and fulfillment than anything you've ever
known, and an eternal crown to shine like the stars.
Make Me happy by trying to make others happy, telling them about Me! See how much more happiness will fill your walls!
(I:158)

I want to give you My joy! You can have an advance and get to enjoy a good portion of it now, already in this life! Enter
thou into the joy of thy Lord! Come in and be happy! If you dont have any reasons to be happy, who then? (I:174)
Ever giving more of Me to others is the secret to happiness and the meaning of life! (I:265)
Dont insist on having your heaven on Earth first, without bringing Heaven to the lost! Thats like chasing happiness when
you ought to be giving it to others. Make others happy! (I:274)
I desire to make you happy, and I will, if you just come to Me and accept My will for you, instead of insisting on what you
want. Trust Me that I know better whats really good for you! (I:341)
Those who forget about their own burdens and crosses for the sake of others, and to help them carry theirs, turning the
power outward instead of inward, have a great reward: the joy and happiness of truly living for others. (I:361)
It takes those years of experience, in most cases, to bring someone to the end of their own rope and the realization that I
truly know best what's better for them and which road truly leads to happiness. (I:420)
Your happiness in this life depends on your obedience, your attitude and gratitude toward Me. As long as you keep
thinking, "God, I would have done better than that if I were You", that's not really an attitude of trust and gratefulness that
engenders My joy. My joy comes from truly accepting that I love you, care for you and I'm giving you what's best for you,
not doubting all of these.
Happiness and joy comes in the yieldedness of truly trusting Me that I know better than you, that your life is in the best
hands of the universe, and there's nothing to complain about.
It's in trusting that you're getting just what you need and deserve, and realizing that if you want something better,
murmuring and complaining won't help at all to get it.
Happiness doesn't come by waiting for it. You're going to have to do something, and not for yourself, but for others,
trying to make them happy. If you could focus on others enough and be concerned enough about them, about their
Salvation, their finding Me, if that would be your primary purpose, incentive and prerogative in your life right now, then
you would also find happiness. You may be waiting for happiness, but happiness is waiting for you to come out and get
her. Happiness is a hungry, waiting soul, waiting to be made happy by your obedience to Me in getting out there and
finding her. (I:449)
Think of all the joy you're still going to bring into people's lives!
You've each got Me, the Source of all joy and bliss and heavenly Love and sunshine right in your hearts.
The victory is available for those who would avail themselves of it. (I:516)
Blessed are those who find joy in passing My Words and My message on to others. This, My joy, shall be their strength.
(I:530)

Being happy spells learning to be content and grateful for what you have, and instead of selfishly yearning for far-away
dream-lands where everything is happening that you think you're missing out on, you should be tuning in to Me and
others, to make sure they're happy. (I:553)
"The joy of the Lord is your strength." How do you find My joy? By looking at things through My eyes, the eyes of the
spirit, which see the blessing where others see burdens. (I:561)
You don't find happiness in your own selfish pursuit of it, and Heaven on Earth is only found by bringing a little bit of
Heaven to others.
If you seek Heaven on Earth, just give a little bit of Heaven to others who are needy, and then that heavenly happiness
you seek will find and overwhelm you. (II:18)
All roads will lead you to the same conclusion in the end, that true and lasting happiness is only found in Me, because I
am the Source of all you're longing and yearning for.
If you focus on Me as the ultimate "Object" of your affection and desires, you will find happiness and bring happiness to
others. As long as you're looking elsewhere, you're programmed for disappointment. (II:46)
Trust Me that I know a better way to happiness than the one you would choose! (II:68)
You cannot be preoccupied with your own happiness; it's elusive and vain to even attempt to go chasing after it! Your job
and your task in life is to make others happy! (II:172)
I like you to have fun and enjoy life, but I didn't mean life for Me to be a permanent vacation! Sometimes you have to
embrace the dark and painful road in order to be led to final, true and lasting happiness.
If someone constantly seeks their way up to the sunny peaks in pursuit of selfish pleasure and "good times," they will
inevitably land down on the rock bottom of an empty soul, because they're just missing the goal. That's not how
happiness is found. (II:278)
I like to make My disciples happy. Happiness is something that often eludes the complicated minds, and you get another
glimpse of what I meant by, "blessed are the poor in spirit." (II:543)
If its real happiness youre looking for, you have to look for it in the more lasting values of My Realm. Happiness is a
heavenly thing, not something of earth. You can only experience it on earth providing youve got Heaven in your heart.
(2011:79)

Lasting happiness doesnt just come from altering your situation. Its a matter of attitude and a matter of the heart, and
the necessary changes are more likely to be brought about by hard times than the easy ones. (2011:92)
My life and My message were all about letting go.
Even so, you have to let go. As long as you feverishly try to preserve what you have, you wont be happy. Happiness, as
youll be finding out some day, lies in letting go and trusting Me for whatever you cant keep or gain. I want you let go all
those false treasures that can never really satisfy, for the One Which alone can.
I want you to realize how futile those efforts are to find happiness anywhere else. (2011:99)
If youre not happy, its most likely due to the fact that youve lost sight of the goal Ive put before every true follower of
Mine. The key factor that allowed all My true witnesses to live and endure hardship happily was that they fought for
another cause than merely their own survival: the cause of bringing that hope of a better life and future to others.
Thats where happiness comes from, not finding your own little personal spot where you can live happily. Thats basically
what everybody else does, and it obviously doesnt make them happy
Youre happier when your focus is more on getting My message out among the people, when youre living more for Me
and My Cause. (2011:107)
Considerable amounts of times the word joy appears in the Bible: The joy of the LORD is your strength. Weeping
may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation. With joy shall ye
draw water out of the wells of salvation. The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men
shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. Even the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom
abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with
songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. These things have I
spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. Your heart shall rejoice, and your joy
no man taketh from you. Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. These things I speak in the world, that
they might have My joy fulfilled in themselves. Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of
joy with Thy countenance. For the Kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the
Holy Ghost. The Author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising
the shame Count it all joy when ye fall into diverse temptations
So, try to maintain a joyous side of things! (2011:116)

Trying to advocate the heavenly Kingdom, and that this is what you have to offer is dangerous, uncomfortable and risky,
but if you seek true happiness, that's where it will be coming from. (2012:1)
Earthly joys are usually short-lived. But doesnt that incite you to keep on the look-out for the lasting ones? (2012:21)
Happiness comes from a purposeful life and fulfilling My will and destiny for you.
Happiness is more often than not a case of making the grade and passing on from one step, one old and erroneous
mindset, to the next, higher level. (2012:28)
Im all about the real deal, as opposed to all those fakes and here-today, gone-tomorrow joys.
What I really like and appreciate in My children is when they recognize and honor that and pursue those lasting and true
joys I have to offer, and turn their focus away from the temporal counterfeits. (2012:43)
This is where happiness lies: in the ability to look at the positive side of things instead of ceaselessly harping on the
negative, and critically and judgmentally pointing it out, which, basically, is your adversarys profession, the accuser of
the saints. (2012:58)
I want you to be happy, and I know the best way to get you there, and the exertion process is part of it. (2012:73)
The less stuff you need to rely on for your happiness, the more genuine its going to be. Thats why the happiest people
youve seen were usually poor people. They dont need all that stuff that rich people need in order to be happy.
I am enough to keep you happy and satisfied. (2012:78)
Happiness isnt found where everyone expects it, in the obvious places, the accumulation of wealth, comfort and
pleasures, but is hidden in the less appealing challenges. (2012:85)
Do you still think that happiness is mainly dependent on physical circumstances? (2012:88)
Happiness isnt really found by running away from one situation and trying to find a better one, but in learning how to
successfully deal with whatever situation you find yourself in.
People leave others, or a cause or project theyve been working for, in their pursuits of happiness, but happiness isnt
really found by running away from one situation and trying to find a better one, but in learning how to successfully deal
with whatever situation you find yourself in.
Maybe youve still got some basic lessons on human happiness to learn before you set out to become a teacher of a topic
the much less educated seem to know a lot more about (2012:89)
This might be a chance at finding happiness: not doing the things you want, but things designed to bring help and a little
glimpse of happiness to others. (2012:93)
Ive got benefits to hand out. Try out the joy that comes with getting a soul saved, for starters (2012:97)
How about just being content with simply being there, doing and learning what you can?
Ill let folks try out whatever they think will get them through the night; but ultimately youre going to have to come to
grips with the fact that doing what I ask is truly the destination of every happy soul.
As you discovered: there is no greater freedom than in My service; and likewise, theres no greater happiness. (2012:131)
How happy you truly are is determined by the way you can handle lifes disappointments. True happiness cannot be
determined as much by outward circumstances as by inner convictions, attitude and state of mind; your beliefs, and
refusal to allow them to be shattered or shaken by circumstances.
The greatest joys lie in the ability to forego some of those immediate pleasures for a greater good, something better yet
to come. (2012:138)
Its not really where you are geographically that matters, when it comes to finding happiness, but its much more a matter
of attitude and your state within how you look at things, what your goals are, who and what youre listening to, etc.
(2012:173)

You do need more in order to be completely happy, dont you? You need more companionship, more friendship, greater
acceptance from people feedback communication, appreciation, approval (2012:175)
Remember that your main purpose is to share that happiness you find with others, and dont just live to keep it to
yourself. (2012:183)
Having fun in life is some peoples goal; but there isnt greater happiness than managing to make others happy,
especially by helping them find the truth, forgiveness and eternal life a deeper meaning of everything; especially if
theyve been looking for something like that.

Youre supposed to help others find their happiness instead of just seeking your own (2014:7)
Stop being the most important person to yourself with the most important part of demand of happiness! Live for other
folks' happiness instead, and you'll find it'll help you find a better part of your own!
Tuning your own life more to your family's ability to find happiness and be happy will enable you to live a better life! Just
stop making your own satisfaction the ultimate goal of every day! Make your wife's and children's happiness more
important to be found! Thatll make your life more worth it. (2014:32)
Money isnt the most important thing needed for happiness! There are more important factors for happiness than money!
(2014:35)

Finding out My will should be the highest interest, above what you long for yourself! Can you do that? Well, its pretty
much the safest way to find oneself in a happy way of life, because just finding out what you want and getting it isnt
always that safest road to happiness. Naturally, its a bit more selfish to just look for what you want, and thats not the
way to ensure happiness! (2014:48)
Its the enemys major deal to try to distract everyone from the spiritual matters and keep everyone as hooked on the
physical and material issues as much as he manages.
Well, true happiness doesnt really come to people that way. (2014:50)
You took care of your own happiness and contentment in the past, and by being knocked out of that ability, maybe you
can learn to concentrate more on the happiness and contentment of others. (2014:106)
Go ye into all the world is still My message and task for My followers; and just not doing it can also mean that theres
no full-fledged happiness to find for those who are just staying in places where theyve got nothing but their monetary
and physical safety guaranteed. As Ive been telling you repeatedly: the spirit is something more important, stronger and
more lasting in the long run than the flesh and that is also where happiness will come from.
Going into all the world and preaching the Gospel to every creature, the happier youll be, as it truly brings joy to
someone and fills you with it (2014:164)
Let the happier Goal of the believers in Me play a bigger factor in your life, if that doesnt have much to offer for you right
now that gives you happiness. No more happiness for you anymore in this life? Then think about whats there to come!
(2015:47)

Theres something better waiting for you Up Here. So, relax and think about it and look forward to it, and let it instill you
with its joy! (2015:68)
Fellow humans will always only be able to do for you as much as theyre able some more than others. But it will never
be all that you need, or enough to still your desire for ultimate peace, satisfaction and happiness. That task has been left
up to Me for now as a reminder that the world youre in is not your home; not where you belong, and theres a better
Place ahead of you, youll be better able to call Home, and feel at home indeed. (2015:80)
Remember what main purpose the life of faith is all about: its not just your own happiness and well-being, but bringing it
to others, as well!
Do what you can to win and bring others to Me, and thus making folks of them who can also have and share My
happiness and peace! (2015:82)
The lesson thats there is to make good choices. Not always just craving what you want, but listen to others as well, their
needs, and trying to make others happy instead of seeking just your own happiness! (2015:94)
Its not all about showing off what you can and manage in the flesh, but how you feel and what you can give in the spirit:
making efforts to make those around you happy, not just showing off your abilities!
See, lasting well-being really only comes through caring more for others, not just yourself and your own happiness!
In fact, caring more for others is pretty much the only thing that truly makes you happy.
Keep trying to make others happy, as much as you can. You ought to know that just seeking happiness for yourself
couldnt be the right way that truly leads there! So, seek a bit more the happiness of others, especially those right around
you! (2015:95)
To learn to be happy and content with what We or life have to offer you is another goal, as far as Were concerned.
(2015:116)

Not putting yourself and your own desires first is the key to a truly happy life, and if you want to be truly happy, well,
thats the way to turn!
It would turn your life into something so much happier and more joyful: the happiness and joy found in bringing it to
others through Me.

Wanna be happy? Share what youve got with others! The true meaning of life. And youll be able to tell that its true by
the impending reward. Share Me with others, and youll find through it greater joy in life, and thus, a life much more worth
living! (2015:129)
Give Us all the glory and become filled with lasting joy again at the same time! (2015:133)
One key to a happier, more fulfilled and peaceful life is to obey the counsel you receive from Me, like on praying and
witnessing serving Me and the Kingdom, instead of just your own concerns about your personal well-being. (2015:136)
Temporal pleasures vs. eternal joy and happiness which sounds better to you? Thats pretty much the choice that life
is all about! (2015:142)
Focus more on the spiritual side of things, spiritual fulfillment and thus, the cause of true happiness!
Physical pleasures dont necessarily represent the same as true happiness!
So, what would you choose: physical satisfaction, or true happiness coming to you from sowing to the spirit?
Putting the Spirit above what the flesh desires will result in blessings making you happy. (2015:148)
The more souls you win for Me, the happier youll be! (2015:151)
Im aiming to get you out of the trend of seeking only pleasure and bliss for yourself, and more into the other gear of
bringing the true way of happiness to others.
To get out of a country that materially has the most to offer, is a good move youll wind up blessed for with true happiness
only I can really offer.
Just as flesh isnt above spirit, so being materially richer and blessed isnt above or anywhere near true happiness!
Not putting your goals on materialistic advantages will definitely bring you closer to true joy the advantage of putting
spirit above the flesh!
The true goal of life not the materialistic and financial advantages, but the blessings of the Spirit - makes itself
recognizable through greater joy, bliss, peace and happiness than material possessions ever could or will be able to!
(2015:160)

The Holy Spirit had been poured out not just for you to live a joyful life, but in order to help others to find everlasting joy
and bliss as well! (2015:179)
Remember, theres a job for you down there, and youre not just supposed to aim for your own happiness and fulfillment.
That would be selfish not love!
Remember My coming down to Earth to ultimately die for all of you! And remember that as a follower of Mine, your gear
and path is somewhat supposed to be like that living a bit for the sake and happiness of others! (2015:184)
Its time for you to show whether life for you is just supposed to serve your own happiness and contentment, or youre
willing to be less selfish than that, and would also be willing to live to make others happy, and not just yourself. (2015:207)
Life down there as it is, doesnt necessarily just obtain happiness and contentment, but contains some work to do on
your and other folks development! (2015:212)
Dont keep hunting or chasing happiness too much down there, but know that you cant really find it in lasting measures
anywhere but Up Here! (2015:214)
All that the material has to offer doesnt really fulfill and satisfy you interiorly.
It doesnt really bring happiness or fulfillment, no matter how wealthy or successful you are in the System.
- Basically a large lesson on material things not being able to bring happiness. (2015:247)
Dont be too concerned about your own happiness and well-being, but realize that true happiness comes from the
concern about the well-being of others, especially concerning the eternal part. (2016:30)
Keep your mind close to Me and Our heavenly Home, and let it bring forth in you the joy that will also attract others and
will want them to accept that offer I made through My sacrifice on Earth, and the Fathers! (2016:36)
Sometimes theres a price to pay for lasting happiness (16:41)
The key to happiness is not your input, but the output what you give!
Happiness is found in sharing and giving what you got!
Happiness isnt found in just keeping what youve got, but in giving!
So, if you want to be happy, peaceful and satisfied, keep on giving and sharing what youve got, so that I can keep
pouring My blessings upon you! (16:62)