But we know that is nonsense. There may be a momentary sense of happiness that comes from possession of things, but it does not last. And how true we know that to be. Things do not make us happy. God makes us happy.
Happiness is always a by-product of faith.
True satisfaction comes from God. They could have lost everything, and they could still rejoice, because they had the Lord. He would never abandon them. He was always available to them to supply whatever they needed. Carolyn and I were watching a television program some weeks ago on which they were interviewing some of the victims of the earthquake in southern California.