Blessed Means More Than Happiness

The Application Bible Commentary shares about the Beatitudes, The Beatitudes "tells how to be blessed. 'Blessed' means more than happiness. It implies the fortunate or enviable state of those who are in GOD's Kingdom. The Beatitudes don't promise a temporal laughter, pleasure, or earthly prosperity. To Jesus, blessed means the experience of hope and joy, independent of outward circumstances. Follow Jesus no matter what the cost."

I Corinthians 13:7, "Love bears up under anything and everything that comes..."

Romans 5:3-4, "We also glory in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance produces character and character produces hope" in Jesus Christ.

GOD Moments page 81, "Struggles are part of the process to grow stronger in faith." For faith brings us to trust in our Almighty Savior GOD!