How To Be Happy, Part 6

Does God want you to be happy?

Life is not all fun and games, life is full of pain, fear, and unpleasantness, so lets look at scripture and think about this together.

Lets think about heaven. Heaven is supposed to be the perfect place, with unimaginable joy, no tears, no pain, no sickness, no fear, no stress, no hunger, no thirst, nothing that is bad, and everything that is great and enjoyable in infinite amounts. God intends us to live in this condition for the rest of eternity. Why would he want us to live in misery right now?

The answer is, he does not. However, because of sin, this world has been corrupted and these "undesirable" factors are now an unquestionable reality.

The bible is full of promises. God promised perfect peace to those who keep their focus on Him (Isaiah 26:3, Philippians 4:4-7). God promised to sustain us, and provide for us, and protect us. God promised us that everything would work out (Romans 8:28). Why would he promise all those things?

He promised those things because he knows and understand the difficulties of this life. He gave us those promises so we can trust in him during the difficult times. So that, in that trust, we can release control of those things, along with the fear, worry, and anxiety associated with them, to him and enjoy our lives in the midst of the though times.

I do not remember worrying about bills very much when I was younger. I was very aware of our need for shelter, clothing, and food, but I had complete trust that my parents would take care of it and nothing would be lacking. It never occurred to me that they would fail and we would find ourselves in need. Nowadays, however, it seems that all I do is worry about bills and finances.

If I can have such absolute trust in my earthly parents, why can't I trust my infinite, all-loving, all powerful, heavenly father for the same things now? This is part of having that child-like faith that Jesus mentioned.

The first step towards enjoying your life is believing in God, and believing God!!

It is not enough to believe He exists; we also have to believe that He will do the things that he has promised!

Believe that God wants you to be happy and enjoy your life!!

Stay tuned, there is still more Happiness coming up.

Let's Grow Together!!!