Happiness Types Lesson Overview
Lesson 19 Faith & Life Study Guide
Reasons to Believe: The Four Kinds of Happiness
Lesson Overview
Discover how our hearts grow in joy, how we care for others, and how God leads us to true happiness.
Big Idea: The Four Steps of Happiness
Kind 1
Pleasure & Things
Treats, games, and fun that feel good right away.
Kind 2
Doing Our Best
Learning skills, winning games, and feeling proud.
Kind 3
Helping Others
Sharing love, showing empathy, and doing good.
Kind 4
God's Love
Lasting peace and joy with God that never ends.
Aa Vocabulary
Happiness: A joyful and peaceful feeling when we receive what we truly want or need—especially love, friendship, and truth.
Empathy: Understanding and caring about how another person feels, especially when they are sad, hurt, or need a helping hand.
Conscience: God's quiet voice in our hearts. It is a special gift that helps us think clearly so we can choose right from wrong.
Virtue: A good habit of doing what is kind, fair, and right. We build virtues by practicing them each day and asking for God's grace.
Prayer for This Lesson
The Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time.
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace.
Taking, as He did, the world as it is, not as I would have it.
Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His will;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
and supremely happy with Him forever. Amen.
Heart Question: How can you use empathy to bring happiness to someone today?
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