Don't argue with me. Actually, in the Greek, this one is shorter. So, now you have the shortest verse in the Bible. No, Joy does not equal happiness. Joy is a lifestyle.
Happiness depends upon a happening.
Something good happens, we're happy. Something bad happens, we're sad. I stood beside the bed of Naomi Wilson in ICU on Thursday morning. I knew that the situation was grim. I did not know that she wouldn't live another 24 hours.