Geluk en vreugde moet niet je doel zijn (John Mark Comer)

The pervasive sense of well-being cannot be pursued directly, but only indirectly as a by-product of pursuing something transcendent or someone transcendent. Pursuing happiness for its own sake is futile as happiness should come as a by-product from pursuing something greater. Joy is the by-product of pursuit or delight in three things: communion with God, character (becoming a deeply good person), and circumstances.