Galatians 5:22-23
- Introduction
- Defining Terms
- Question: Are we allowed to want to be happy?
- Joy as a fruit of the Spirit
- What the Bible says:
- Joy is to be sought in responding to the manifestation of God’s splendor
- Joy in God is commanded
- Future joy sustains us through present misery
- Joyful faces often mask broken hearts
- Joy in God is the remedy for the miseries we experience
- Joy in God is the key to our strength in this world
- Dispelling misconceptions
- Misconception #1 — You must choose either to be happy or to follow God
- Misconception #2 — We can only honor God with “religious” joys
- Applications