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NASB | Lamentations 3:17 My soul has been rejected from peace; I have forgotten happiness. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Lamentations 3:17 My soul has been cast far away from peace; I have forgotten happiness. |
Bible Question:
WSJ says "As a country, we (USA) are richer than ever. Yet surveys show that Americans are no happier than they were 30 years ago." But what is "happiness"? What is the happiness we (USA) have forgotten? Would you define happiness from the Biblical perspective? |
Bible Answer: Dear 00123, Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. "All our joy must terminate in God; and our thoughts of God must be delightful thoughts."... ..."It is our duty and privilege to rejoice in God, and to rejoice in him always; at all times, in all conditions; even when we suffer for him, or are afflicted by him. We must not think the worse of him or of his ways for the hardships we meet with in his service. There is enough in God to furnish us with matter of joy in the worst circumstance on earth."... ..."Joy in God is a duty of great consequence in the Christian life; and Christians need to be again and again called to it. If good men have not a continual feast, it is their own fault." - Matthew Henry I don't know if the above actually defines happiness, but it directs us to where we can find it. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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Hank |