Quotes About Joy

It is the marvel of the work of the Holy Spirit that those who really respond to the proclamation of reconciliation claim no merit whatsoever for that response, but rather find the essence of their joy in God, who reconciled us unto himself.

The authority of God is unlike what is usually meant by "external authority" ... The authority of God brings perspective, joy and hope.

the authority of God's Word is not an arbitrary, external authority ... (But) a wooing and conquering authority ... Scripture's authority does not demand blind obedience ... rather a subjection that spells redemption ... a subjection to Christ whereby he is never out of view ... in which acceptance occurs with joy and willingness.

Self, renders it impossible to know Christ, when other loves and interests intervene, and breeds dissatisfaction with all else and makes that very self sad and weak. Christ absolute, lights the whole being with His love, and joy, and beauty, and shines on other loves to their sanctification, and so, the abnegation of self is self's highest development.

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.

Simcha, Rabbi Tatz said, is "the experience of the soul that comes when you are doing what you should be doing.

a momentary, positive emotion, an overall evaluation of the past or hope for the future, and a deep sense of joy, connection, and meaning.

Minimalism allows you to live without fear, worry, guilt, or depression. You have the mindset to experience real freedom when you live a minimalist lifestyle.

The authority of God's Word is not an arbitrary, external authority. It is a wooing and conquering authority. Scripture's authority does not demand blind obedience, rather a subjection that spells redemption, a subjection to Christ whereby he is never out of view in which acceptance occurs with joy and willingness.

The reason angels can fly is because they take themselves lightly.

l'imagination m'apportait des délices infinies. En recouvrant ce que les hommes appellent la raison, faudra-t-il regretter de les avoir perdues...? My imagination gave me infinite delight. In recovering what men call reason, do I have to regret the loss of these joys?...

Me sentía vivir en ella, y ella vivía solo para mí. Su sonrisa me llenaba de una beatitud infinita; la ondulación de su voz, tan dulce y, sin embargo, tan firmemente timbrada, me hacía vibrar de alegría y de amor.

Bebamos, amemos! ¡Esto es la sabiduría!

Do?an?n i?lerinde her ?ey kafam?z? kar??t?r?yor, sanki dersiniz ki, ?eylerin yarat?c?s? bununla e?leniyor.

If you want a woman to be sprightly in bed, you must leave her a margin of fun.

Parenting is a gift for adults' spiritual growth spurts, and it's a challenge to think of anything else that fills a home with more laughter!

He wanted to possess not the body but the soul of that woman; and to possess her entire soul, with all her tenderness, all her joys, all her fears, all her anguish, all her dreams, in other words, the entire lief of her soul; and to be able to say: I am the life of her life.

Recordar un buen momento es sentirse feliz de nuevo.

Use the flowing rhythms to feel your fear; use staccato to feel and express anger, chaos for sadness, lyrical for joy, stillness for compassion. The rhythms catalyze each emotion and each stage of each emotion.

Essentially, fear protects, anger defends, sadness releases, joy uplifts, compassion unites. Fear is close to the surface of our self, anger is rather deeper, sadness and joy are progressively more interior, and compassion emanates from our profound center. Each is a level and a vibration of energy that needs to flow freely for us to be really engaged in the present.

Feelings are neither positive nor negative; they simply are elemental forces in our life energy with their own vibrations and functions. They are essential to our health and well-being. Essentially, fear protects, anger defends, sadness releases, joy uplifts, compassion unites.

The more the heart is sated with joy, the more it becomes insatiable.

C'est si petit, si laid et si plein d'enfants chez nous.