What is the difference between joy and happiness?
2007-02-24 02:38:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What is the difference between Joy and Happiness? I mean, to me joy is a momentary thing, while happiness is extended joy... But, if your happiness is only a moment long, i consider it to be joy. Can anyone help?
2007-02-24 02:46:39 · update #1
People get confused because the bible uses two words often to express one thing this is true because of the origin of the English is Anglo-Saxon. For example duly and truly are often used together, just as joy and happiness are used together.
One unique thing about his combination is that they are duly and truly different. We have with time merged the meaning into one and the same.
Biblically, Joy is an emotion evoked by a mental state of well being, it is a continual process that goes on and have its origin in something higher than physical.
Happiness is a result of an achievement of a goal or desire. As in winning the lottery will bring happiness.
So as you can see Joy is all encompassing and finds it origin in something greater inside you so no one or situation or condition has any power over your joy. But happiness has it origin in something external to you and can be removed, revoked, revamped or taken away.
2007-02-24 02:59:37 · answer #1 · answered by Fire Iron Online 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joy is a happiness and peace which comes from a strong relationship with the Creator through Jesus Christ.
Happiness is a circumstantial thing. I am happy because I got a raise on my paycheck, that sort of thing.
2007-02-24 04:33:29 · answer #2 · answered by thankyou "iana" 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me Joy, pleasure,and gayety are feelings that you at any moment. Happiness is the long range state of mind.
A happy person can sometimes experience periods of sadness, but his overall personality is a happy one.
An unhappy person will sometimes, even often have periods of joy and laughter, but deep own he is depressed and unhappy.
In other words, happiness and unhappiness are feelings carried over long ( even lifetime ) periods.
2007-02-24 02:52:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Joy comes from within. Happiness is an emotional response to external stimuli. Joy cannot cease. Happiness can.
2007-02-24 02:49:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Happines is an emotion based on circumstance. Joy is fro the spirit and radiates outward so that even in bad circumstances joy prevails.
2007-02-24 02:43:11 · answer #5 · answered by Tribble Macher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont see a difference. Without happiness you wouldnt have joy.
2007-02-24 02:40:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think of joy more as an immediate feeling, and I think of happiness as more of a longer term description.
2007-02-24 02:44:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question you place up is as super because of the fact the international's inhabitants. For me exhilaration is seeing the start of a sparkling infant newborn. Seeing a sparkling colt attempt to stand after he's is raised from his mom's physique. Seeing a pair excited approximately taking vows to a sparkling existence as husband and spouse. exhilaration is the certainty that God is actual and He loves me. And Happiness.... properly that's certainly all interior the existence of the guy it is residing it. that's a blessing to have happiness ninety% of your existence and the different 10%? properly, once you get by using it.... you nonetheless get to count extensive sort all of it exhilaration
2016-10-16 09:33:11 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
joy is getting a free 6pack of beer, happiness is drinking it!!!
2007-02-24 02:42:16 · answer #9 · answered by pas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
joy is the is the essence of your relationship with jesus.......no matter what it is always there but.....
happiness is based on happenings................i am happy when something goes my way or something good happens to me.
that is the difference of the two.
2007-02-24 02:46:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋