Mostly happy....or mostly sad/mad

[stacey c]

"The joy of the Lord is my strength." But His heart also weeps for the lost.

[Guest]

Oh My!

The God Of Eternal Love

The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Jeremiah 31:3

The God Of Joy Beyond Measure

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2

The God Of Love Beyond Understanding

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

The God Who Shouts Calling His Beloved Up To Him

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Wherefore comfort one another with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

The God Who Is Kinsmen-Redeemer And Yet Who Still Blesses His Kin

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:

The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. Numbers 6:24-27

Love, Your Brother Joe

PS: Wrath Is His Strange Work

For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. Isaiah 28:21

[stacey c]

Oh My!

The God Of Eternal Love

The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Jeremiah 31:3

The God Of Joy Beyond Measure

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2

The God Of Love Beyond Understanding

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

The God Who Shouts Calling His Beloved Up To Him

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Wherefore comfort one another with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

The God Who Is Kinsmen-Redeemer And Yet Who Still Blesses His Kin

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:

The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. Numbers 6:24-27

Love, Your Brother Joe

PS: Wrath Is His Strange Work

For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. Isaiah 28:21

You are a blessing FresnoJoe

[jesussaves]

If I have to choose from your list I would have to say, especially when the Lord looks on His children and smiles, He is happy.

1 Corinthians 7:40

But in my opinion... And also I think I have the Spirit of God.

Psalm 149:4

For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

Psalm16:11

"You will show me the path of life;

In Your presence is fullness of joy;

At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore."

HAPPY :MERRIMAN-WEBSTER THESARUS

experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight <made bread for the first time and was happy with the tasty result>

[GloryToGod!]

I am certain that I agree with Fresno Joe's response. Well said Joe

[Guest LadyC]

if the joy of the Lord is my strength, and your strength, and the next person's, then He must be happy most of the time.

[Treasure]

I think I'd have to say none of them. While He does have emotions, He is not ruled by them. He Is God, not just happy, sad, joyful, etc...

[nebula]

He is mostly mad. Look at all the scripture in the old testament where he commanded his armies to kill even the babies and animals.

I was reading Jonah tonight, and he said something in there that you might like to hear.

As the story goes, Jonah ran away from God because God wanted him to preach against Ninevah for its sin. After the whole incident with the whale (actually, it was a great fish, not specified as a whale, but that's beside the point), he obeys and preaches to Ninevah. They repented, and the Lord took compassion on them and did not destroy them. Jonah was angry at this (apparently he really didn't like Ninevah!).

But this is what Jonah said, "[This] is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity."

I hope that in reading this, it helps you understand that although He is angry at sin, and commands punishment for sin, He isn't short-tempered and holding a sledge hammer waiting to crush the heads of everyone for the slightest infraction of the law.

Psalm 34:

15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry. 16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. 18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

His desire is to pour His love on those who seek Him - and that is where He sets His primary attention. That doesn't mean He will love you less if you mess up; I am referring to a condition of the heart. But He doesn't delight in dishing out punishment - He has to because He is just, but it brings Him no pleasure. He would much rather wrap you in His arms and hold you close to His heart.

[~pearl]

I'd say GOD is HOLY, and we cant even begin to compare our earthly emotions to His.

[~pearl]

I'd say GOD is HOLY, and we cant even begin to compare our earthly emotions to His.

But God made us in His image, not only physical but emotional. And God has shown anger and sadness and joy in the Old and New Testament. He is not so unattainable to think that we should have this perception of false uniquness compared to Him. Who knows better the emotions of humans than God?

Did He not say Himself, "This is my son, with whom I am well pleased." Pleasure is an emotion, happiness, joy. God experienced all these things.

Maybe the reason man and God have struggled so much throughout history is because we were made almost too identical in His image.

Yes I agree with you, but I'm saying when we feel sorrow, God feels sorrow 100 fold. Joy He feels, but on a level we cant obtain (yet).

The reason man and God have struggled, is because man didn't obey God from the beginning.