Or lack thereof Definition Joy the emotion of

Or lack thereof

Definition • Joy: the emotion of great happiness • Intense and especially ecstatic or exultant happiness.

Fun Facts About Happiness • Your outlook on life, and what you choose to do with your life accounts for 40 percent of your happiness levels. • Dancing increases happiness. • A mere 20 minutes of exercise, three days each week will increase your happiness by 10 to 20 percent after six months. • Scientists have discovered that your body has to work harder and use more muscles to frown than it does to smile.

Getting High • Some people use other methods to find “happiness” – Illegal Drugs – Prescription Drugs – Inhalants, Hallucinogens – Alcohol – “Sleeping around”

Haze • • • Doesn’t last forever Feels like joy Ends after time Never lasts forever Thus the term “Summer Haze” or “Only for a season”

Depression † Severe despondency and dejection, typically felt over a period of time and accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy. † Lowest point of joy † Causes emotional struggles † Can lead to thoughts of suicide Nate Sanders

What the Bible says • James 1: 2 – “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds…” • Proverbs 17: 22 – A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. • Luke 15: 10 – Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents. ”

God is Good ALL the Time • Even through the hard times God loves is • Trials are to teach us a lesson • Can have faith in God

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Bibliography Definitions http: //www. openbible. info/topics/joy Google images http: //www. davidweedmark. com/archives/fa cts-about-happiness/ • http: //www. pickthebrain. com/blog/15 fascinating-facts-about-smiling/ • •