It is easy to have negative emotions when you’re not trusting in God. But if we will take God’s promises and meditate on them, knowing that He is faithful to His Word, then it will help us to experience peace and joy no matter what is going on (Romans 10:17; Isaiah 55:1). “And it is […]
“So don’t worry at all about having enough food and clothing. Why be like the heathen? For they take pride in all these things and are deeply concerned about them. But your heavenly Father already knows perfectly well that you need them” Matthew 6:31-32 TLB You cannot be happy and worry at the same time. […]
“Beware! Don’t always be wishing for what you don’t have. For real life and real living are not related to how rich we are.”Luke 12:15 TLBPeople seek after many different things. If you’re seeking after material things you’ll never experience true happiness. As long as you’re focused on what you don’t have and you’re wishing […]
You can be happy whether you have more than enough to eat, or whether you’re hungry; whether you have a lot, or nothing. You can go through a rough time with a smile on your face and a song of praise in your heart. You do not have to respond to challenging circumstances by falling […]
“I’m glad in God, far happier than you would ever guess—happy that you’re again showing such strong concern for me. Not that you ever quit praying and thinking about me. You just had no chance to show it. Actually, I don’t have a sense of needing anything personally. I’ve learned by now to be quite […]
Dissatisfaction is the result of focusing on what you don’t have – and not on what you do have. The apostle Paul was content and happy in prison, and yet today many Christians are depressed while living in luxury. Dissatisfaction can cause a lot of unhappiness in your life and can lead you to sin. […]
“…I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.”Philippians 4:11 NLTThe apostle Paul was writing from prison where he was facing possible execution, and yet Philippians was his most joy-filled letter. He’s writing to the believer (who would have been outside of prison) and he’s encouraging them to rejoice in the Lord always! […]
“3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”Philippians 2:3-4 ESVYou’ll never be truly happy by seeking happiness. It comes as a natural by-product of seeking relationship with […]
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he…”Pro 23:7 KJVThe way you think determines and directs the way you live. Most people don’t think about what they think about, instead they just let their thoughts run wild and as a result, their emotions are out of control, and they struggle with self-control. If […]
How is your heart doing? I’m not asking about who you are in Christ and what you have in the Spirit. How are your emotions doing? Your feelings are largely the result of your thinking, and so let me ask: how is your thinking? What are you focused on? Most of us tend to be […]