Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV) This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
The Bible talks plentifully about joy, but it nowhere talks about a "happy Christian." Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not. Remember, Jesus Christ had joy, and He prays "that they might have My joy fulfilled in themselves."—Oswald Chambers
Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "J".
