Devotions

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11 ESV

Happy New YEAR!!!!!!!!

We’ve been talking the last few times together about happiness.

It is something that everyone wants.

In America we even have in the United States Declaration of Independence that happiness is an “unalienable right”.

It states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

In Chinese, they have a character that translates as “double happiness”. It can also be translated as “double happy” or “double joy”. This symbol is a Chinese ornamental design commonly used as a decoration. You will see it on Chinese lanterns, and on greeting cards.

The truth is, God created you, and wants to you to be happy.

But you will only be truly happy if you know your Creator. Jesus came so that we might be reconciled to God. He came so we could have a relationship with Him. He knows that will bring us joy and happiness.

God would like to double your happiness, as you spend your time with Him. Worship and prayer are key. Praise, rejoicing and thanksgiving are key.

Find time to experience the “fullness of joy” today that can only be found with God.

God can give you double happiness this year! Let’s make 2015 the best year ever!

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Everyone claims that they want to be happy.

Yet many of us seem to spend most of our time complaining. We say, “If my life was different I would be happy.”

We spend our time with telling God all the bad things in our life that we want Him to fix, and we call that prayer. If He would just do what we ask Him to do for us, then we would be happy.

Not true.

Happiness is a state of mind, not a set of circumstances.

Last time we looked at the 3 keys to happiness found  in the Bible in 1 Thessalonians Chapter 5 starting in verse 16:

16 Rejoice evermore. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 19 Quench not the Spirit. 20 Despise not prophesyings. 21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.  

When you rejoice, and give thanks as you pray without ceasing – you focus on the good things in your life, not the bad.

This time, let’s add to that the 3 keys to a happiness that are powered by the supernatural.   Read More

Rejoice evermore. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 19 Quench not the Spirit. 20 Despise not prophesyings. 21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.  1 Thessalonians Chapter 5:16-24  

Everyone claims that they want to be happy.

Yet many of us seem to spend most of our time telling each other of our troubles. We declare that if “such-and-such” would just happen in our life then we would be happy. If things were different, we would be happy.

We spend our time with God telling Him all the bad things in our life that we want Him to fix, and we call that prayer. If He would just do what we ask Him to do for us, then we would be happy.

Not true.

Happiness is a state of mind, not a set of circumstances.

God give us the keys to happiness in the Bible.

Let’s look at the 3 keys to  happiness found in 1 Thessalonians Chapter 5 verses 16-18: Read More

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16 

When we think of profitability we usually think of finances. But God shows is that profitability is more than making a profit with money.  Let me give you an example.

Each morning I do four things. Two are profitable for my life now and for my eternal life. One is sometimes financially profitable, and the last one often leads me to despair about world events, which is not profitable in any way.  

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