21 Bible Verses About Being Happy And Enjoying Life
Last Updated: 5 March 2021
Trying to find happiness in a world full of chaos and suffering is like looking for a needle in a haystack. But, the Scripture reminds us that true happiness and fullness of joy are only in Christ, our Lord and Savior.
We gathered below the most beautiful Bible verses about being happy and enjoying life. Afterwards, you will also find some wonderful Christian quotes about happiness and joy in Christ. Click Here to jump to that section.
May these Scriptures about Happines and joy inspire you and remind you that there is hope in Christ.
Bible Verses about Being Happy and Enjoying Life
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”.
Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 12:12
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Galatians 5:22-23
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
John 16:24
Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.
Romans 14:17
For God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Psalm 118:24
This is the day that the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!
Psalm 144:15
Happy are the people whose God is the Lord.
Nehemiah 8:10
Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
James 1:2-3
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
John 16:22
Therefore, you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
1 Peter 4:13
Because you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice, that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy.
Romans 8:18
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.
Proverbs 17:22
A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Habakkuk 3:17-18
For though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls: yet I will rejoice in the Lord. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation.
Psalms 126:5
Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.
Luke 6:21
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Ecclesiastes 11:7-9
Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun. However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all. But let them remember the days of darkness, for there will be many. So young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young. Be happy. Do whatever your heart leads you to do. Do whatever you want, but remember that God will judge you for everything you do.
Philippians 4:8
Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.
Ecclesiastes 3:12
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
Christian Quotes about Happines and Joy
Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose. | C.S. Lewis
Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others. | Martin Luther King Jr.
If you hope for happiness in the world, hope for it from God, and not from the world. | David Brainerd
Joy has to be a decision that you decide to enter. You are just as happy as you have decided to be. | John Hagee
Jesus is our source of joy. | John Hagee
People have a right to their opinion, but you have a right to ignore it. People have a right to be rude, but you have a right to stay happy. | Joel Osteen
Jesus is in the happiness business. | John Hagee
Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be. | Abraham Lincoln
The way we approach our lives makes all the difference in the quality of life we can have. When we can’t fix life, let’s remember that we can fix our approach toward it. Make up your mind that you will be happy if you get your way today—and if you don’t. | Joyce Meyer
The only legitimate happy hour is when God’s children get together and worship the King of kings and the Lord of lords. | John Hagee
Your greatest joys, your greatest victories, your greatest accomplishments are still in front of you. | Joel Osteen
Dwell on what God says about you. You were created to be secure, confident, talented, healthy, happy, successful. Rise up and become who God made you to be. | Joel Osteen
Here’s a key: your happiness is not somebody else’s responsibility. You are responsible for your own happiness. | Joel Osteen
Feelings come and feelings go, And feelings are deceiving; My warrant is the Word of God– Naught else is worth believing. | Martin Luther
You have as much laughter as you have faith. | Martin Luther
The people that stay happy, that don’t fall into discouragement, are the people that rule over their thoughts, the people that keep their hopes up, the people that know God is still on the throne. | Joel Osteen
God says restoration is coming, new beginnings are coming, breakthroughs are coming, victory is coming. The pain is only temporary, but the joy will go on forever. | Joel Osteen
The difficulties are temporary; joy is permanent. You may be in a tough time, but God has something in your future that’s going to cause you to forget what you’ve been through. | Joel Osteen
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. | Charles Spurgeon
You can’t control what people do, what they say, but you can control how you respond. Don’t give away your joy. | Joel Osteen
Next to faith this is the highest art – to be content with the calling in which God has placed you. | Martin Luther
Don’t be moved by small things: traffic, people, disappointments, mistakes. Life is too short to let your circumstances determine your joy. | Joel Osteen
God can’t give us peace and happiness apart from Himself because there is no such thing. | C.S. Lewis
You and I cannot change or control the world around us, but we can change and control the world within us. | Warren Wiersbe