Happiness is different from joy. Joy is a daily choice that comes from God. Christ's joy is unlike any happiness that the world could offer. Jesus did not pray that you would be happy; happiness is only a temporary state of mind. Jesus prayed that you would have the same joy that the Father gave to him. Joy comes from a deep relationship with God. If there is anything that should characterize the life of a Christian, it is joy

This devotional helps you seek God and search your heart, with the ultimate result of finding true joy that no life circumstance can take away. Author Carolyn Joy has made a conscious effort to seek God-given joy. She promotes writing scriptures pertaining to joy and embedding God's Word in your heart. Your heart is the key to experiencing joy. Don't be satisfied with a joyless life. Only God can fill your heart with true joy.