The document discusses the difference between happiness and joy, noting that joy is a fruit of the spirit. It provides several Bible verses that reference joy, including Galatians 5:22-23, Psalm 16:11, John 15:9-11, Romans 15:13, and John 16:24. These verses portray joy as something spiritual that comes from abiding in God's love and keeping his commandments, and is a gift from God that fills us with pleasure and hope through faith and the power of the Holy Spirit.

1. Joy

2. Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control. Against
such there is no law.

4. Happiness

5. Joy is spiritual

6. Psalm 16:11
You will show me the path that
leads to life;
your presence fills me with joy
and brings me pleasure forever.

7. John 15:9-119 “As the Father loved Me, I also
have loved you; abide in My love.
10 If you keep My commandments,
you will abide in My love, just as I
have kept My Father’s
commandments and abide in His
love.
11 “These things I have spoken to
you, that My joy may remain in you,
and that your joy may be full.

8. Romans 15:13
May God, the source of hope, fill
you with all joy and peace by
means of your faith in him, so that
your hope will continue to grow by
the power of the Holy Spirit.

9. Joy can’t be forced

10. John 16:24
Until now you have asked nothing
in My name. Ask, and you will
receive, that your joy may be full.