As I continue to read through the book, " Happiness " by Randy Alcorn, I will be sharing different parts of the book, as well as Scripture, and my own thoughts about true happiness. We live in a consumer-oriented, materialistic, hedonistic society bent on pleasing self. Most of us are accustomed to living with easy access to comforts, pleasures, and securities of life. Because of this, many people also believe that happiness comes in accomplishments, in recognition, and in material possessions. We are told by the world and media that if we just acquire certain things, then we can be truly happy and even secure. As a result, we seek to achieve happiness through these gains, much to our disappointment and regret. After years of striving for happiness, some even come to terms within themselves that happiness is not possible to achieve in this life.   The problem is most people’s definition of having joy(happiness) is feeling good all the time. But, that’s impossible! Even