Today, we will discuss how we can find joy and happiness in the Lord. True joy and happiness come when we have a deep relationship with God. We can never find true happiness or joy in the things of this world or from any person.
We find joy in the Lord when we praise and worship Him. When we believe in God’s promises and express gratitude, our hearts rejoice. We realize that God is in control of everything and He loves us very much.
We also find joy when we realize God has a beautiful plan for us. He sends good things to those He loves. If we are completely dependent on God, we will live with peace and joy even in difficult times in life.
Another way to find joy in God is to spend time in prayer. Since we can talk to God through prayer, we can tell Him our problems directly. When we tell God our problems, we feel that He will work on our behalf and remove our problems. This feeling fills our hearts with joy and happiness.
We must remember that true happiness and joy come from God. We may find temporary happiness or joy from elsewhere, but this will only be to our detriment.
Let us look at the following Bible verses that talk about finding joy and happiness in the Lord.
Philippians 4:4 :—
“Rejoice in the Lord always: again I say, Rejoice”
Psalm 100:2 :—
“Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing”
Psalm 118:24 :—
“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice be glad in it”
Psalm 119:111 :—
“Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart”
Psalm 122:1 :—
“I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord”
Psalm 126:3 :—
“The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad”
Psalm 126:5 :—
“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy”
Psalm 13:5 :—
“But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation”
Psalm 144:15 :—
“Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord”
Psalm 146:5 :—
“Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God”
Psalm 149:4 :—
“For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation”
Psalm 16:11 :—
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore”
Psalm 19:8 :—
“The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes”
Psalm 21:6 :—
“For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance”
Psalm 28:7 :—
“The Lord is my strength my shield; my heart trusted in him, I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; with my song will I praise him”
Psalm 30:5 :—
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning”
Psalm 32:11 :—
“Be glad in the Lord , rejoice, ye righteous: shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart”
Psalm 33:21 :—
“For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name”
Psalm 34:5 :—
“They looked unto him, were lightened: their faces were not ashamed”
Psalm 37:4 :—
“Delight thyself also in the Lord : he shall give thee the desires of thine heart”
Psalm 43:4 :—
“Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God”
Psalm 4:7 :—
“Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn their wine increased”
Psalm 51:12 :—
“Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; uphold me with thy free spirit”
Psalm 5:11 :—
“But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee”
Psalm 63:7 :—
“Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice”
Psalm 65:13 :—
“The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing”
Psalm 68:3 :—
“But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice”
Psalm 71:23 :—
“My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; my soul, which thou hast redeemed”
Psalm 84:2 :—
“My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord : my heart my flesh crieth out for the living God”
Psalm 89:15-16 :—
“Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord , in the light of thy countenanceIn thy name shall they rejoice all the day: in thy righteousness shall they be exalted”
Psalm 94:19 :—
“In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul”
Psalm 95:1 :—
“O come, let us sing unto the Lord : let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation”
Psalm 97:11-12 :—
“Light is sown for the righteous, gladness for the upright in heartRejoice in the Lord , ye righteous; give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness”
Psalm 9:2 :—
“I will be glad rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High”
Romans 12:12 :—
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer”
Romans 14:17 :—
“For the kingdom of God is not meat drink; but righteousness, peace, joy in the Holy Ghost”
Romans 15:13 :—
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost”
John 15:11 :—
“These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, that your joy might be full”
John 16:24 :—
“Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, ye shall receive, that your joy may be full”
John 17:13 :—
“Now come I to thee; these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves”
Nehemiah 8:10 :—
“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord : neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength”
Isaiah 12:3 :—
“Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation”
Isaiah 29:19 :—
“The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord , the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel”
Isaiah 35:10 :—
“The ransomed of the Lord shall return, come to Zion with songs everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy gladness, sorrow sighing shall flee away”
Isaiah 55:12 :—
“For ye shall go out with joy, be led forth with peace: the mountains the hills shall break forth before you into singing, all the trees of the field shall clap their hands”
Isaiah 61:10 :—
“I will greatly rejoice in the Lord , my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels”
Isaiah 9:3 :—
“Thou hast multiplied the nation, not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil”
Galatians 5:22 :—
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith”
Proverbs 10:28 :—
“The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish”
Proverbs 15:23 :—
“A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: a word spoken in due season, how good is it”
Proverbs 17:22 :—
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones”
Habakkuk 3:18 :—
“Yet I will rejoice in the Lord , I will joy in the God of my salvation”
Zephaniah 3:17 :—
“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing”
James 1:2 :—
“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations”
Luke 10:20 :—
“Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven”
Luke 1:47 :—
“My spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour”
Ecclesiastes 2:26 :—
“For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, knowledge, joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity vexation of spirit”
Jeremiah 15:16 :—
“Thy words were found, I did eat them; thy word was unto me the joy rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts”
Job 8:21 :—
“Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, thy lips with rejoicing”
Acts 2:28 :—
“Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance”