Joy is something that runs deeper inside a person than merely being happy. Joy is something that does not come and go. While happiness is important, it can come and go. Joy is not dependent upon being happy. I think that you can fake being happy, I have several times. Joy however is something that try as you might you cannot fake.
This post is mainly because I tend to not be a bubbly, over happy person. I realize that there are things in life I would like different, and don't pretend that I love it the way it is. However, I am generally joyful. Happiness can be effected by daily events, joy runs deeper than that. There usually are things that do/don't happen daily which rob me of my happiness, however my joy runs deeper than just that.
What I mean is that yes, I tend to be melancholy, but that doesn't mean that I can't find anything good in life, or think of things that make me smile. I just means that were I am right now is not where I want to end, I still hope for things to get better, that is what keeps me going.
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Hoping for life to get better is only a small piece of the pie, doing something with that hope is the bigger piece. In other words, be who God made you and find joy in that; He will take care of the rest.
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