Mark 3:5. God has given Christians a capacity and purpose for being angry. In Mark 3, Jesus as a man, gives us an example of being angry. Here Jesus became angry with the Pharisees over their hatefulness in regard to healing a person on the Sabbath. The Pharisees' purpose was to accuse Jesus versus seeking God's will concerning healing people.

Proverbs 7:25. Many of us fall into temptation and lust that leads us to live an unhappy life. Being out of the will of God and following our own lusts leads to self-destruction, disappointment, and dissatisfaction. A lustful heart can never be satisfied. Many strong people have subcombed to their lusts and have ended up leading a very unhappy life.

Proverbs 20:9. Many people seek perfection in everything that they do . Most perfectionists lead very unhappy lives because perfection is impossible without God. Only God is perfect. Proverbs 20:9 says, “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?”.

Psalms 37:4. God is the answer to an unhappy life. God created us and created us for a purpose. True happiness comes from us having a sense of purpose in life and fulfilling it. If we ignore God or run from Him or hate Him, we will have an unhappy life.

Proverbs 3:5. Until we are willing to put our trust in God, we cannot sustain a passion for life. Proverbs 3:5 says, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” If we only lean on our own understanding, we will become disappointed in life. Only through God, our Creator, can we have purpose and passion for life.

Proverbs 23:17. Many people never find their passion in life because they are looking in the wrong place. Instead of seeking God for what they should do in life, many people will seek their passion in the material possessions or other attributes that other people have in life. Seeking what others have leads to envy and disappointment in life.

Proverbs 16:9. Your heart is not always your best source for finding your passion. Many times your heart can lead you astray. Passion is a good feeling. It is where you find purpose, energy, and life. Our heart does not always lead us to good things.

Matthew 6:21. Finding your passion in life is not hard. The hard thing about finding your passion is that when you find it you may not like it. Matthew 6:21 advises us about how to find our passion. It says, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

Bible Summary. The Bible tells us that a hardened heart causes us to be unhappy. Unhappiness and a hardened heart can be caused by many reasons. If we hardened our hearts against God to please man, we will be unhappy. God is the only true source of joy in people's lives, not man. Not knowing Christ leads to an unhappy lifestyle that negatively affects both our mind and body.

Proverbs 28:14. Many of us ask the question of why am I unhappy. We look at all the circumstances of our lives to find the answer, but we find no answers. The real reason that many of us are unhappy is because we do not put God first in our lives. Believe it or not God is our Creator and He has created us to be happy and to fulfill His purpose.

Proverbs 24:12. If you are asking yourself “Why am I unhappy”, it may be because of you are in denial of God. Denying God can bring great unhappiness because you are denying your purpose and reason for living. Being in denial of God is a futile act that brings no satisfaction. If you have doubts about God, that is not a reason to deny Him.

Matthew 13:15. If you continually ask yourself, “Why am I unhappy”, it may be because you do not have Christ in your life. The Bible tells us that someone that is dull, listless, and looking inward on everything is far from God. It is this type of unhappy lifestyle that negatively affects both the mind and body.

Ephesians 6:6. For some people, the source of why they are unhappy is that they are too busy trying to please man instead of God. God is the only true source of joy in people's lives, not man. God is the only one that can guarantee joy. He is the only one that has the power and the will to make people happy. A wife or husband cannot guarantee happiness. A child cannot guarantee happiness.

James 4:8. How can you have a passion for Jesus unless this passion consumes you?

Bible Summary. As long as we are close to Jesus, we will have a passion for Jesus. A passion for Jesus only overtakes us when we have an extraordinary encounter with Him. We must continue to purify our heart to stay in relationship with Jesus. A relationship with Jesus is an extremely passionate relationship.