Our world knows little of what it means to be happy in the midst of a trial. Happiness is understood to be a function of mood, possessions, or place - not a confidence that rests completely outside of this world. American pastor A.W. Toer wrote, "In this day of universal apprehension when men's hearts are failing them for fear of those things that are coming upon the earth, we Christians are strategically placed to display a happiness that is not of this world and to exhibit a tranquility that will be a little bit of heaven here below."