The Path Of Life: JOY.

"Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are PLEASURES FOR EVERMORE." (Psa 16:11)

[HAPPY - is "feeling pleasure and enjoyment BECAUSE of your life, situation, etc... Pleased or glad about a particular situation, event, etc.", and JOY - is "a feeling of great happiness. A SOURCE or cause of great happiness. Something or SOMEONE that gives joy to someone." Merriam-Webster online dictionary.]

# The Strength Of Happiness.

When you meditate on the quoted psalm, you will understand why we MUST trust only in the LORD. It's either you have received Christ into your heart/Life or not. Psa 20:7 says that "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God." [Please read Neh 8:10, This Joy is life!]

~ "In thy Presence..." 

To be in the LORD's presence is to be full of Joy! His presence ALONE is what brings eternal life. You can't be filled with joy without Him being present, and you can't have unending victories without Him being present.

~ "At thy Right hand..."

When the lines are falling in pleasant places, we know we are filled with His joy and are eternally happy. At the right hand of the LORD is our resting place. When we are seated at His right hand, we are seated in the place of authourity!

~ Is Christ Your Only SOURCE?

To be happy, you need to be joyful. And to be joyful, you need Christ Jesus as your ONLY source. To be joyful, you must be full of Christ.

But how? It only has to be through the Word of God like you are reading now. "The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light." (Mat 6:22), and Christ is the Word of God that brings this Light, which is the Life of God (John 1:1-14).

~ The Fruit Of The Spirit: JOY.

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, JOY, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." (Gal 5:22-23)

NOTHING that was created can come against his or its Creator. When you find yourself in the presence of your Creator, Maker and God, you are (being) filled up with joy as you abide, and you remain happy forever more. And this is unlike the kind of happiness we see in the world that do not know Christ. Those that do not know Christ, DO NOT HAVE THIS JOY. 

Joy in the heart is crucial and absolutely needed to have a long lasting happiness (or manifestations) in life. IMPORTANT: YOU CAN NOT BE HAPPY OR HAVE UNENDING PLEASURES WITHOUT THIS JOY OR HIS PRESENCE.