Worry, Fear, Happiness

Good morning all my Christian brothers and sisters. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

      WORRY (& FEAR) IS THE DARKROOM

     WHERE NEGATIVES ARE DEVELOPED!

We tend to worry about things of which we have no control.  Then thoughts begin to develop and our mind takes many strange turns and crooked forks, helping to lead us astray.

    We worry and fear when all we want is happiness.  Well, what is happiness?  The New York Times has a guide on how to be happy. The report says to begin with four (4) main things now to improve your happiness.

       1.  Conquer your negative thinking:

               acknowledge and challenge our negative thoughts.

       2.  Forgive yourself:

              be as supportive of yourself as you are of others.

       3.  Money helps, but only to a point:

              supposedly $75,000 per year is when happiness peaks.

       4.  Buy more time:

              The idea here is to purchase services that save time (i.e. takeout dinner, get a cab, just any convenience).

Well, what do you think?  Do these "THINGS" really bring happiness?

  That is the secular world worrying about happiness; how about the Christian world?

     Psalm 37:4 "Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart".

    Isaiah 12:2 "Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid, the LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation".

    Romans 5:2 "through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God".

  Matthew 5:8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God".

   Proverbs 16:20 "Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD".

  In Matthew Jesus gave us the beattitudes.  Take a moment to read them by clicking here.

    Worry is like shoveling smoke, it does no good and negative thoughts develop.  Fear is a self infliction and lack of trust in the LORD.  Happiness is in Christ and your salvation.

    You can be secular and follow the New York Times steps to happiness; OR, you can rest assured that Jesus Christ is real, your salvation is real, and that eternal happiness is in your future FOREVER,  ETERNALLY!

   There are solutions all over the world to make us happy.  What really makes YOU HAPPY?  Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

p.s. Matt Lauer was fired for inappropriate workplace conduct. Question for you: is this a copy cat complaint or real?  Who knows?