THE DEVIL LIES Series | Lie # 5: Following God Means Giving up Happiness

Some Christians seem like they were “baptized in pickle juice.” They may feel God burdens them only with “thou shall nots.” They may think that God cares more about His laws than their happiness. Although authentic Christianity can’t avoid the cross, joy is essential in God’s kingdom, in your soul. Perhaps we fear being less. Perhaps we lack trust. God’s mystery is that in giving to others we truly become ourselves which can bring deep unimaginable joy. Excerpts from The 10 Biggest Lies of the Enemy, Deacon Keith Strohm, p.80.