“After C.S. Lewis became a Christian, he wrote about his experience in a book fittingly entitled Surprised by Joy. He once said, ‘Joy is the serious business of heaven.’ The Bible reminds us that Jesus ‘for the joy that was set before him endured the cross’ (Hebrews 12:2).
For the fullest possible happiness, give yourself completely to this Master of Joy. Trust your whole life to Him. Read His words, follow His ways, talk to Him, and He will irradiate your personality with “joy unspeakable and full of glory” (1 Peter 1:8).
To enjoy life to the fullest:
- Live for a great purpose.
- Read the passages of joy in the Bible.
- Practice victorious tranquility.
- Avoid the things that destroy happiness.
- Bring happiness to others; it will rub off on you.
- Accept God’s gift of joy and demonstrate it in your life.
- Try the seven-day mental diet, refusing to say anything negative for one week.
- Walk with the Lord of joy and live in His Spirit.”
Peale, Norman Vincent and Donald T. Kauffman. Bible Power for Successful Living: Helping You Solve Everyday Problems, Peale Center for Christian Living, 1993.