How Happiness Happens Study Guide: Finding Lasting Joy in a World of Comparison, Disappointment, and Unmet Expectations

nThere's always a path to happiness that always delivers.

Our culture tries to convince us there is one way to happiness: aspire, acquire, desire, retire. Happiness depends on what we hang in our closet, park in our garage, and deposit in our bank account. Yet, it's a path that always fails to deliver. In this video Bible study, bestselling author Max Lucado looks at several one another statements in the Bible that reveal how the happiest people on earth aren't those who have the most but those who are willing to give the most away.

God wants to bring joy to the people of this generation, and in his Word, he has given us practical and applicable ways to quarry that joy by sharing it with others. Although the world can be a lonely and disappointing place, we can be God's representatives to bring about a cascade of kindness While we won't be able to solve every problem, we can bring a few smiles to a few faces-and in this way, we might even initiate our own quiet revolution of joy.

The How Happiness Happens Study Guide includes video teaching notes, discussion questions, Bible exploration, and weekly personal study and reflection materials.

Sessions include: Accept One AnotherBear with One AnotherServe One AnotherForgive One AnotherCarry One Another's BurdensLove One AnotherDesigned for use with the How Happiness Happens Video Study (9780310105732), sold separately. Streaming video also available. nHappiness happens when you lose the weight, get the date, find the mate, or discover your fate. But, does happiness happen, really? The pathway to happiness is desire, aspire, acquire, retire. But, does that path deliver? Don't let your life be mired by dissatisfaction, discontentment, or disappointment any longer. In How Happiness Happens, Max Lucado looks at several one another statements in the Bible that reveal how the happiest people on earth aren't those who have the most but those who are willing to give the most away. In this 6-session study, Max shows us how to address some of the most common sources of unhappiness: Difficult people - Accept one another (Romans 15:7) Pet peeves - Be patient, bearing with one another in love (Ephesians 4:2) Stress - Serve one another (Galatians 5:13) Holding a grudge - Be kind to one another, forgiving one another (Ephesians 4:31) Difficult circumstances - Carry each other's burdens (Galatians 6:2) Low self-esteem - Love one another (1 John 3:11) God wants to bring joy to the people of this gene