Happiness and Joy

Today, in Sunday School, we learned the difference between "happiness" and "joy."

Some of the things that make us happy:
- video games
- watching our dogs play
- watermelons
- our families
- animals

We learned that being "happy" is like blowing up a balloon using your lungs and throwing it up into the air - sure the balloon will rise but it can't stay afloat. You can hit it up in the air (and we did!) but at some point it will come back down. But REAL joy comes from God and God alone. His love is the "helium" in our balloon that keeps it afloat.

OUR VERSE FOR TODAY:
"But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!"
Galatians 5:22-23

Parents, we will be memorizing this verse over the next few weeks - and yes, there are prizes involved!!