Author	Thread: True Happiness
Christiancowboy1 View Profile History	True Happiness Posted : 18 Mar, 2010 08:23 PM Why do we as people put ourselves through so much hurt and pain wanting things to be a certain way, or to be with a certain person, or to just have someone,or have a home, a nice car, or etc...These desires are just lusts of the flesh. Paul teaches us and tells us to be happy in all things. This I believe is taught us for a few reasons. First, because our new life in Christ, means we have from our hearts desire gave up our life for him just as he has gavehis life for us. Apart of this is trusting in him that his perfect will and plan for our lifes is best, and shouldnt we trust him more then ourselves for what is best?Second, I believe it is also because he desires us to truely be happy and fulfilled. Which our trust of him and faith in him, should cause us to not want, but be happy in all things. This is the peace we have through Christ and our trust and faith in him. It hurts me to see people even on here wanting someone, or wishing they has this or that, and thier life would be all wonderful and rosey. Our life is wonderful and rosey, if we continue to see the truth, and stay thankful for the salvation we have in him. These false expectations and self fulfilling desires, are worldly thinking and worldly ways, which only lead to disappointment. Living in the peace of our salvation, with no expectations, and only desires to serve him, bring a full heart in total peace. When we are feeling down or disappointed, we should remember, we are feeling this way, because we are being self serving, not self giving. No, we will not always be happy, and we will have disappointments. Buts if we as Paul said learn the secretes of being happy in all things, it will bring us more and more peace in him as we grow. Isn't it ironic, how self brings hurt, pain,etc...and how selflessness and giving bring peace. When we try to make self happy, we fail. When we give self and are happy in him, we win and become more happy. I can go on and on. I know I can ramble alot too, but the point i desire to share with you is that seeking for self will never bring you happiness. Giving your self to God, allowing him to live through you lifting up others will. Phip1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Gods Continued Blessings and Love, David Post Reply
GraceMae View Profile History	True Happiness Posted : 19 Mar, 2010 08:53 PM Thank you CC for the blessing in the message... You know, I'm learning that there IS happiness even in showing the Christ I have in me to others....There IS contentment when we allow others to see who we really are in Christ. Sometimes when they see it, they may be surprised and maybe not really believe we're "all that" in Christ, but the joy will never leave you personally. Rejection, disappoint, expectation, compromising our beliefs, morals.... all those things come into play when we take our focus off God, loving Him first, and not waiting on His lead. There can be no hurt inside, but only blessing and peace when we do live for the Lord in our walk, in our lifestyle.... As we do, we experience the joy of being free... free to smile, free to love, and free to be, because we'll never lose His love. Where humans fail, God never will. God's Word is true, but often.. mans words are not. God's love will never fail. I believe that with all my heart. ~ GraceMae Post Reply