Candace Cameron Bure and Kirk Cameron Discuss The Difference Between Joy and Happiness

Published: April 12, 2022 Photo from Candace Cameron Bure’s Instagram

Candace Cameron Bure and Kirk Cameron Discuss The Difference Between Joy and Happiness

By Movieguide® Staff

Siblings and veterans in the entertainment business Kirk Cameron and Candace Cameron Bure recently sat down on TAKEAWAYS to discuss the difference between joy and happiness.

The two actors, who are open and bold about their Christian faith, said that Joy that comes from the Lord looks a lot different than a worldly view of happiness.

“I think it’s good to define the difference between joy and happiness,” Candace Cameron Bure explained. “Joy is a goodness that comes from inside you, that sustains you when your circumstances around you are tough, are bad, when there are unhappy circumstances. Happiness is conditionally based.”

“Happiness means that the external things around you are going well, and that can change at any moment,” she added. “So it’s important when we talk about it, to know that there are many days that I may be unhappy because the things going on around me might not be great, but I still have joy inside of me because joy is never dependent upon my circumstances.”

Bure said that salvation and a relationship with Jesus Christ is the only thing that can bring people true joy in any circumstance.

“The joy that I have as a believer and a Christian comes from God,” she said. “It’s knowing that I am at peace with Him, I’m justified before Him, He walks with me, His spirit is upon me… It’s knowing my future that’s in heaven, it’s having an eternal perspective. That’s where I find my joy when my circumstances are difficult.”

The former FULL HOUSE star said that she focuses on the joy she has in Christ through reading God’s word and prayer.

“It comes from salvation in Jesus Christ and we get that from the Holy Spirit and we know that by reading the Bible,” Bure explained. “That’s why it’s so important that we spend time in God’s word every day, to renew our minds, renew our spirits, to encourage us, to keep reminding ourself of God’s truth and not allow the world to tell us what it thinks is truth because the world is ever-changing.God never changes.”

“Pray, pray, pray, pray,” Bure added. “Praying should never be a last resort, ever. It should be the start. Get on your knees, get on your face, pray wherever you’re standing or seated, all the time. God doesn’t always answer prayers the way we want him to but it’s so importantbecause it not only connects us to him but it’s just saying, ‘Lord I am dependent upon you no matter what happens.’”

As an actor, Bure said that resting in the joy of Christ is a challenge in bad circumstances and when things are going well.

“That’s something I’m so hyper aware of because I work in the entertainment industry,” Bure said. “It’s like the goal is to get puffed up and win awards and have great ratings and whatever and I think about it often because I don’t want to be that person. I always want to stay humble before the Lord.”

Watch the full interview below:

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