HOLINESS VS HAPPINESS?
Hello, !
I've heard it been said - God cares more about your holiness than your happiness. Which leads us to believe - God is not interested
in our happiness at all.
And I think that idea is completely contrary to Scripture.
I'm gonna be honest - it breaks my heart when I ask the question "Are Christians supposed to be happy" and people resound with a confident "NO!"
Did you know that "Blessed" in the Bible (in both Hebrew and Greek) means "happy"?
So, are Christians supposed to be blessed? YES!
And that's what I think the problem is.
We know with our head that we ARE blessed, even if we don't always feel happy.
But when we FEEL
happy, it's because we are REMEMBERING how very blessed we are!
Want to be happier? Why wouldn't we???
Well, in this week's podcast, I share the 3 times we are happy, what happiness really is (the 3 P's), and my answer to my mother's question, "April, are you happy?"
EEK. Moms have a way of cutting straight to the heart, right?
I think God created us to crave happiness for 2 reasons -
- When we're unhappy, it can be a powerful signal to seek God and ask why. "Delight thyself in the Lord,
and He shall give thee the desires of your heart."
- I think our happiness, our contentment regardless of the circumstance is such a profound witness to non-believers that God is GOOD, God is LOVE, and God's WAYS are health, and truth, and life - in a very real, very practical way. "Godliness with contentment is great gain."
So, maybe our holiness and our happiness really cannot be separated from each other?
I mean, holiness WITHOUT happiness? What does that even look like? My guess is - the Pharisees of Jesus' day, who were always criticizing the Perfect Son of God for having too much fun on the Sabbath!
Just some thoughts to think on this week!
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