(April 22, 2015 at 11:25 am)Jörmungandr Wrote:(April 19, 2015 at 4:54 pm)Lek Wrote: As I was driving home from bible study and worship service today I came to a realization. It's not that all christians are joyful, even though they should be, but the only people I've come across in my life that I would consider joyful have been christians. I see joy as different than happiness, in that it is a deeper contentment, and is there whether one's life is going well or not. It's present even in times of great sickness and dying. It's knowing that, no matter what happens, things are okay--not just that they will be okay, but they are okay.
Even if true, this is a reason being a Christian is good, not a 'good reason' to be a Christian. That would be saying that being happy is more important than being right, and I don't think even you believe that.
I think it depends on what an individual values more. For some folks being happy is better and if we look closely being happy is one of the greatest privileges you can have.
Like somebody said in a Tom Cruise movie - "You can't handle the truth!"
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you