'Cheerful' in the Bible
Then all of them were encouraged and their spirits improved, and they also ate some food.
We have therefore a cheerful confidence. We know that while we are at home in the body we are banished from the Lord;
So we have a cheerful confidence, and we anticipate with greater delight being banished from the body and going home to the Lord.
Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride and boasting on your behalf. I am filled [to the brim] with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in spite of all our trouble.
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
Be shepherds of God's flock which is among you. Exercise the oversight not reluctantly but eagerly, in accordance with the will of God; not for base gain but with cheerful minds;