Everybody wants to be happy? Who does not want to be happy? Raise your hand!
Most people in the world, especially without God in their life, look for happiness, in external things, in circumstances, and what is hap-pen-ing in their life and around them. The very work 'happiness' is mostly directly related to what is happening in a person's life. If good things are happening, then they are happy, if bad things are happening, then they are not happy. But there is another type of happiness, it is nothing to do, with what is happening or not happening around you. That type of happiness, is a gift from God. God gives that happiness to certain people, and it is entirely according to his grace, and according to his purpose. If you look at Ecclesiastes 5:18-20, king Solomon, very clearly says, that God gives some people, not only wealth and material blessings, but also he enables them, to enjoy them too. You can have plenty of things in your life, you can have millions of dollars in the bank, but if God does give you ability to enjoy them, then you miss out. It does not actually matter, what things you have, or what is happening around you, because what Solomon is talking about, in the book of Ecclesiastes 5:18-20, comes from heaven, and not from earth. We do not know, how God makes a person to be able to enjoy their money and other material blessings, but according to Solomon, that is how it is. According to him, God makes a person able to enjoy the things they have. Also, in those verses, it says, that although a person can have a lot of toil in their work, which means a lot of hard work, happiness is still, a gift from God, and is not about if your work goes well, and what things you are able to obtain. It is nothing to do with, if you are driving a Rolls Royce, BMW, and have a Rolex watch on your hand, and there is a 'fat' wallet, in your pocket. What Solomon is talking about, is the happiness, which God gives to some people, and is dependent on him, and not on what the person has, or does. It is entirely, a gift from God. There are plenty of people out there, who have millions of dollars in the bank, drive expensive cars, live in posh houses, but are still unhappy, and you wonder often why? And on the other side of the coin, there are other people who are poor materially and financially, but seem to be happy. Now, that is a paradox. That shows that happiness in a life of a person, is not only dependent on what social status you have, what profession you are educated in, how big your wallet is, and how beautiful your house, and your car are. There are many other factors, and according to the Bible, there is another factor, coming down from heaven, which is entirely according to God's grace, which makes a person happy, as a gift from God.
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Do you want to be happy? Who does not!
Every human being on the planet, wants to be happy. But why is that? Because God designed man to be happy, from the very beginning. If you think what kind of life, Adam and Even had, before they fell into sin. I am sure, they were enjoying themselves, in the garden of Eden. God had provided everything they needed, in that garden, all the nice food was there, and there was no any evil going on, around them, they felt safe, they were safe, they had all their needs supplied, and all the beautiful plants were around them. There was nothing in the garden of Eden, to make Adam and Eve unhappy, depressed or worried, and they still did not know what evil was, because they had not fallen into sin yet. That was the original intention and design for mankind, from God, from the very beginning. Why should God change his intention today about that same design, he created, from the very beginning? People everywhere, Christians or not, are looking for happiness. People without faith in God, do not know anything about the original design and intention of God, that God designed man, to be happy, from the start. So, they are looking for all sorts of things today, to make them happy. The major problem is, if you are without God in your life, you are spiritually dead, in your heart or spirit. Your soul is alive, your body is alive, but your spirit is dead, because it is separated from God, who is Life. God is the source of all life, and when Adam and Eve sinned, and were separated from God, because of their sin, they both spiritually died. That is why, every human being on the planet, if they do not have Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour, are dead in their heart or spirit. So, people in the world, are trying to find happiness in all sorts of external things, like money, big houses, nice clothes, entertainment, but deep down, they are somehow still unhappy. The reason is that they are trying to fill a spiritual need, by material external things. And that can not happen. A spiritual need, is fulfilled in a spiritual way, by God living in the heart of a person. All other things, which are external, like money, houses, cars, entertainment and other material things, are good, and necessary, but can not fill the spiritual void in the heart of a person. That is why Jesus said that he has come, so that those who believe in him, will have life in abundance. You can not have a life in abundance, if you have all those things in life, like money, cars, houses, nice clothes, friends, and other things, but do not have the living God inside of your heart, because only God makes your spirit or heart from dead to alive, a new creation, when he comes to live in you. In the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 2 and verses 24, 25, 26, show that it is God who give happiness to people, and happiness is a gift from him. Happiness is a gift from heaven, for those who chose to believe in Jesus Christ, and follow him. He gives the life abundant, because they believe in him, and happiness finds its way, from heaven, into the hearts of men. |
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