These are tough times. Amid global isolation, economic downturn, and social unrest, could you use a dose of happy right about now? Learn the secret to lasting joy that will endure through any season of life.
In How Happiness Happens, Max Lucado shares the unexpected path to a lasting happiness, one that produces reliable joy amidst any life circumstance. Based on the teachings of Jesus and backed … life circumstance. Based on the teachings of Jesus and backed by modern research, this book presents a surprising but practical way of living that will change you from the inside out.
In this book, Max will help you discover:
- Happiness is not selfish
- People are a joy
- There is strength in choice
- Happiness happens when you give it away
What are you waiting for? Open the unexpected door to joy and walk in. There’s no better day than today to start your happiest life yet.
How Happiness Happens is also available in Spanish.
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This is an awesome book written at a very opportune time for our world today. With so much unhappiness, disappointment and bad news, Max Lucado shows you how to find happiness in everyday life. One great phrase in the book was, “We don’t love people because people are loveable.” Wow! I love his happiness challenge at end. He suggests that you “set out to alter the joy level of 100 people over the next 40 days days”. I intend to try it. If your joy is gone, this is a good book to read! You can read this alone or with a group. It provides questions for each chapter and thoughts. You can also buy a study guide.
Bible Study group read it. Some thought it was wonderful. It was just o.k. to me. I have found some of his other books more inspirational and enjoyable.
Loved it. Makes you feel and act happy and thankful for what you have. Great read that will inspire you. Worth reading.
I read a chapter a day to have time to reflect. Very insightful. Would make a great book club read.
Going through study with Max Lucado on this book. Great helps.
A fantastic, inspirational book full of hope!
Are you searching for happiness as you go about your daily routines; then grab yourself a copy of Max Lucado’s book How Happiness Happens. Max uses Scripture, research, real life stories, and 10 practical principles to apply to our lives as we search for happiness. There is the world’s definition of happiness and God’s definition of happiness. Max uses Scripture and Biblical examples to show us how to find true happiness in God’s way. Some of the principles are Serve one another, Encourage one another, and Greet one another. Each principle is taken from a one another scripture, for example Encourage one another is from 1 Thessalonians 5:11. This book is and easy read but you will want to read it again to fully grasp these principles and apply them daily to your life. Max has a writing style that easily flows keeping your attention page to page. Max will have you laughing over some of his stories in the book. I recommend this book to everyone because we all can use happiness (as God defines it) in our lives and share our happiness with others daily. So grab a copy and share a smile with someone today.
Solid Pointers, Regardless of Philosophy. This is a partial review based on the first 5 chapters of this text being provided by the publisher.
Here, one of the icons of my childhood, Max Lucado, takes on the topic “how can I be happy?”. And regardless of your particular belief system, he makes some really great points. Yes, the man has been a preacher most of my life if not longer. His first book was published when I was just 6 yrs old and learning to read, and his style really hasn’t changed in all that time. And honestly, that is one of the things that makes him so great. His style is very conversational and quite funny, and that makes any of his books – this one certainly included – very easy reads.
And yet, it is exactly that approach that gets him 4 stars here. Why? Because I *need* to see the back half of the book to see exactly where between 3 and 5 stars this text will ultimately land. With what he has laid out in the beginning of this book, combined with the titles for the back half that I don’t yet have access to, this book could go anywhere from mind blowing to just run of the mill Lucado (which, again, is still great – particularly in regards to how easy it is to read his books). Based on what I know of him from reading his books for literally most of the time I’ve had the ability to read and of his situation from having grown up in the same types of circles he has lived in throughout my life, I *expect* Lucado to play it a bit safe in that back half. He likely isn’t going to say anything that will get too many people too angry either direction. What he likely says will be theologically orthodox, but verbally kind – that is pretty much Lucado in a nutshell. But man, if he does the unexpected and actually takes some bold-for-his-age-and-position stances… it could be revolutionary.
A pessimist will find several faults here, chief among them the continued use of proof texting, and likely hit that 3* ranking.
An optimist is going to see how readable this text is and how refreshing its message is and likely hit it with the 5*.
This realist could agree with both of them and really needs more information to make a more sound judgement, so the 4* feels like the right option at least for now.
Excellent work, and it truly is an honor to be able to ARC a book from one of my childhood literary heroes.
While I only received the first five chapters thanks to an ARC from the publisher, I have no doubt the entire book is just as good if not better. Max Lucado shares different stories from the Bible and how they teach us different lessons-ones that are easy for each of us to live out in our daily lives. From saying “good morning” to someone to encouraging everyone you encounter, this book is filled with wisdom!
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