Ecclesiastes 2:2; “What do I think of the fun-filled life? Insane! Inane! My verdict on the pursuit of happiness? Who needs it?“
How many times have you heard something like this? “If you’ll do this or that then I will be happy”. In reality that is pure manipulation and psychological exploitation. The good old “Cinderella Syndrome”. “If this would happen; if this was the situation; if my spouse would only; if I only had; then I would be happy.”
The pursuit of happiness is an endless series of efforts to fulfill some void, only to realize that happiness is not at the end of the journey. Happiness in this usage is elusive and impossible to really fulfill the mental picture we created about what makes us happy.
As Christians we are taught that true happiness is the result of pursuing God and His righteousness. Living the life Jesus teaches puts everything in correct perspective and we begin to realize that happiness was always there in the satisfaction of bring the Christian Jesus wants us to be. Only the Spirit filled life can realize Jesus joy and peace. Things cannot produce anything but more debt.
Stop pursuing happiness and start pursuing Jesus.
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