This one s backwards.
The topic is selfishness, not happiness.
God does want us to be happy. And joyful.
Being happy has nothing to do with fulfilling selfish desires.
“Being happy has nothing to do with fulfilling selfish desires.”
Sure it does, when people are using the pursuit of happiness as their excuse for fulfilling those selfish desires.
“It is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom,” but God can only give you what you will accept and claim.