Happiness. Self-esteem. Job satisfaction. Security. Fulfillment.
Words we use these days because we find our identity or worth or meaning in such.
Joy.
Although 1 Corinthians 13 says faith, love, hope we are to abide by and the greatest is love, I find joy a valuable outcome of those three. John 15 says we are to abide in God. "These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full." John 15:11
Comparison. Pride. Selfishness. Sin. Bitterness. Unthankfulness.
These keep us from joy and truth. It's actually quite silly. It's freeing to have joy and die to self from pride, selfish desires, comparison, etc. and to have joy in God and His people even if they prosper over you. Seeking for meaning or worth in other things or people can be tempting because it's visible but it will be binding and not freeing.
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