Do You Want To Be Happy? By: Zach Collins Several years ago, in an interview during his battle with cancer, theologian Francis Schaeffer said, “The only way to be foolishly happy in this world is to be young enough, well enough, and have money enough–and not give a care about other people. But as soon as you don’t have any of the first three, or if you have compassion for the weeping world around you, then it is impossible to have the foolish kind of happiness that I believe some Christians present as Christianity.” The answer to the question, “How can I find happiness?”, is also the answer to the question, “How can I stop being miserable?”  Christianity is not a life of prevailing happiness, but enduring joy. The principles and precepts of the Bible necessitate that these concepts must be different. If not, the inspired writers were liars. Happiness is contingent upon circumstances, whereas joy can be found in every circumstance (James 1:2-3). If you are searching for the destination in your life where you will always be happy, and never feel a moment of melancholy, your meritless and misguided pursuit will end in the same emotion as the thousands before you, disappointment.   O wandering soul, listen. Happiness is like cosmetics, but joy is like character. Happiness deals with the outside, but joy deals with the inside. Happiness deals with surface needs, but joy deals with the deepest needs. Happiness registers conditions, but joy regulates conditions.  Now, for a …