Happiness: A New System for Living

What would you say has contributed to the happiness you’ve experienced so far in your life? Focus on just one thing that has made you feel happy and safe. Would that one thing that’s provided happiness include peace with God, or a warm, trusting friendship that’s endured over time?

Does happiness derive from viewing life as God's gift to you, especially when it means caring about the well-being of others? Believing your life benefits God and his Kingdom here on the earth creates purpose and optimism for surviving the troubles of everyday life. Contented people tend to seize opportunities for joy and fulfillment.

Yet we need opportunities for growth and change that fit within a strong system of values and faith. God sent Jesus into the world to create a new system of thinking and believing that was so powerful it would radically change the world. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life.”  His way is the way of purpose and security. 

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God blesses those who obey him; happy the man who puts his trust in the Lord.

~Proverbs 16:20 The Living Bible

God’s Kingdom isn’t about eating and drinking. It is about pleasing God, about living in peace, and about true happiness. All this comes from the Holy Spirit. If you serve Christ in this way, you will please God and be respected by people.

~Romans 14:17-18 Contemporary English Version