Quotes on Joy

The burden rolled away; I felt it when it left me, and a flood of light and joy swept through my soul such as I had never known before.

How glad I am that God nowhere teaches that men have to go into filth and indolence in order to be holy.

Let obedience, the listening to and the doing the will of God, be the joy and the glory of your life; it will give you access unto the Holiness of God.

The life of abiding and obedience, of love and joy, of cleansing and fruit-bearing, will surely lead to the power of prevailing prayer.

Man was to have the joy of receiving every moment out of the fulness of God.

The rest, the silence, the stillness, and the patient waiting, all find their strength and joy in God Himself.

Thou awakest us to delight in Thy praise; for Thou madest us for Thyself, and our heart is restless, until it repose in Thee.

He who delights in the possession of the Lord Jesus hath all that heart can wish.

Beloved, the Lord’s workers have sauce with their bread: not merely doctrines, but the holy joy that accompanies them.

To do God's will without demur, is the joy as it is the privilege of the successful praying-man.

A flow of joy came into my soul whilst realising thus the unchangeableness of our adorable Lord.

Frequently, too, a fresh answer to prayer, obtained in this way, has been the means of quickening my soul, and filling me with much joy.

The little one's heart is full; and the mother's heart is also full; but her capacity is greater, and so her joy is deeper.

When the Lord Jesus comes again, those, surely, who have stored most in heaven, and have least to leave behind on earth, will render their account with the greatest joy.

How much of prayer there is that begins and ends with the creature, forgetful of the privilege of giving joy to the Creator!

The love that has made her what she is, and now takes delight in her, is not a fickle love, nor need she fear its change.

What we love we delight in: But no man has naturally any delight in God.

The former rejoices in himself; self is the first foundation of his joy: the latter rejoices in God.

Many that others worship and serve as gods are cruel beings, spirits that seek the ruin of souls; but this is a God that delighteth in mercy; his grace is infinite and endures forever.

The saint hath spiritual joy and pleasure by a kind of effusion of God on the soul.

Christ will come to you offering His consolation, if you prepare a fit dwelling for Him in your heart, whose beauty and glory, wherein He takes delight, are all from within.

God alone, the eternal and infinite, satisfies all, bringing comfort to the soul and true joy to the body.

One who is in love flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free, not bound.