Everyone wants a life that is filled with joy and happiness. While some manage to find this kind of life, most people don’t. One of the major reasons people fail to find the happiness they seek is because they try to find it through social approval. They are dedicated servants of humanity, working tirelessly day and night for others while neglecting God and their own families. They work furiously on some project and appear to be the epitome of human dedication. Could it be they are doing this to compensate for a personal insecurity they’re feeling? Or, is it a sense of something missing in their life? Businessmen frequently work day and night to amass a fortune while neglecting God and their families. Are they trying to find happiness through power, prestige and social approval?
Don't get me wrong. The approval of society is acceptable to a certain extent. However, it can never bring lasting happiness, and should never be placed ahead of one's relationship with God and family.
Where can we find happiness? Psalms 128:1-2 tells us, “Blessed is every one who fears the LORD, Who walks in His ways. When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.” Again, Psalms 146:5 says, “Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the LORD his God...”
How about you? Do you fear God? Are you happy because God is your hope and salvation? Living for God in all aspects of life will bring the greatest happiness of all!
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