God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.

Everyone has noticed how hard it is to turn our thoughts to God when everything is going well with us... While what we call 'our own life' remains agreeable, we will not surrender it to Him. What, then, can God do in our interests but make 'our own life' less agreeable to us, and take away the plausible sources of false happiness?

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.

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