Finding Pure Joy in a Happiness Driven World

Everyone is looking for happiness, which is sometimes hard to come by. We tend to look for it to be provided through marriage, children, church, hobbies, accomplishments, degrees, activities, homeschooling, etc. But when life takes a hard turn it is easy to lose sight of what God intended when He said to “count it all joy.” What is the difference between happiness and joy? Where does real joy come from? Can I really find it when life hurts, like the Bible says? How can I teach the difference to my children? We will take a different perspective as we look at the source of pure joy, the role it plays in our trials, as well as it being something that is cultivated rather than achieved.