The Christians Secret of a Happy Life (Paperback)

by Hannah Whitall Smith (Author) "NO THOUGHTFUL PERSON CAN QUESTION THE FACT that, for the most part, the Christian life, as it is generally lived, is not entirely a happy..." (more)
Key Phrases: life hid, concerning the will, Christ Jesus, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit (more...)

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..."[This book] has opened up the personal interconnections within the movement as never before." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description
This modern Christian classic finds in God's promises the certainty, serenity, and confidence that can take a Christian through the toughest challenge with joy.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Revell (March 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800780078
• ISBN-13: 978-0800780074
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #741,653 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Christians Secret to a Happy Life is a Christian Classic, April 29, 2000

By	Richard Goodrich (Cash, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I read it 22 years ago in my first Sunday School class after becoming a Christian. Now, I am using it to teach an adult Sunday School Class. My son, a Bible student at Criswell in Dallas has also found it to be extremely accurate doctrinally. It is an inspiring book that SHOWS us that the "deeper walk" is simply the walk God intended for His children to have in the first place. The chapters on the WILL and avoiding LEGALISM are wonderful in guiding God's children into the wonderful truth in God's Word. Serving and knowing God as H.W.S. indicates is a liberting experience! Matt 11:28-30

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Devotional Classics of Christianity, March 29, 1999

By	Cameron B. Clark (Bristow, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Christian's Secret of a Happy Life (Paperback)

I've read Hannah's book twice and the chapter "Is God in Everything?" several more times. This book is thoroughly biblical, very helpful, and highly recommended for new Christians. She wisely distinguishes between internal temptations and sin (something I remember struggling with as a new Christian - and I didn't have this book, unfortunately) and shares with the greatest of Christian mystics the truth revealed in the chapter "Is God In Everything?" I put this book right up there with "Abandonment to Divine Providence" by Jean-Pierre de Caussade, "Centuries of Meditations" by Thomas Traherne, and "A Testament of Devotion" by Thomas Kelly. The latter book is another Quaker classic. - Brad Clark

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Christian Classic, December 23, 2004

By	Michael Taylor "Michael Taylor" (Indian Trail NC) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Smith has written a classic that will continue to bless long after her passing. The book is divided into three main parts:

1. The Life (how to enter into the Christ life).
2. Difficulties concerning: faith, the will, guidance, doubts, temptation, failures).
3. Results of the Christ-life (growth, service, joy of obedience, practical results in everyday life, etc.).

Written by a Quaker, the book will encourage Christians of all denominations. Read, enjoy, and be encouraged in the Lord.

Highly recommended!