All of us are chasing happy in some form everyday. We chase happy in our relationships, in the hunt for success, and through the next adventure. For all of our chasing, we only discover a dryness, a barrenness, a void that hardens our souls rather than filling them. Why? Because we’re chasing the wrong kind of happy. We chase physical, emotional and temporary happiness instead of the spiritual, eternal happiness found in Jesus. 

Sometimes, we have a hard time believing God even wants us to be happy. I’ve heard it said that God cares more about our holiness than our happiness like the two are somehow disconnected. But what if the pursuit of happiness was actually adjacent to the pursuit of holiness?

The problem isn’t that God doesn’t want us to be happy. The problem is that we’re chasing happy in the wrong things. Looking for it in all the wrong places. Happiness is ours when we chase God’s joy, His purpose, His unity, His contentment and His peace. Happiness is captured when we chase Him.

This Six-Session Study is for people who want to:

  • Embrace a joy found not in the circumstances around you but the power of Jesus in you.

  • Claim confidence that God is still working even when you aren’t delivered from your difficulty.

  • Release the constant focus on self to anchor your life in humility and unity.

  • Reach beyond your crisis and further than your spiritual checklists to the delight found in God. 

  • Discover that the pathway from panic to peace is a prayer-filled life. 

  • Cultivate contentment by trusting God’s provision instead of clinging to your possessions.

Leading and Loving It exists to help women lead strong and thrive in ministry. We are real women being real. No fear. No fake. No phony. We find strength, freedom and joy in who God created us to be. We are diverse women with a shared mission who are bonded by our call. With grit and grace, we stick to our God-planted purpose. We are honored to serve; we get to do this! We laugh together—loving life and leadership.

If you’re a ministry leader, we’d love for you to join the Leading and Loving It community.