Here we go again. We hear it over and over. “Happy New Year.” That’s something we all want, but how do you define it? Wouldn’t it be better to wish others the joy of the Lord? That joy isn’t dependent upon material possessions.
“Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God” (Psalm 146:5).
Quite often, we choose to be happy or choose to be unhappy. Our happiness depends a lot on how we view the world around us. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have a heartache or two or who isn’t facing challenges in life. If we focus our attention on all that’s wrong, we choose to be unhappy. A pessimist is a person who only sees the problems. Too often, we forget to look for joy in life. Joy to the world, the Lord is come!!! If our joy and happiness depend upon our material possessions or our personal health, then we tend to forget that Jesus Christ came to save us from our sin and bring eternal life. That fact should bring us great joy and happiness in each new day.
What do you seek? What would make you happy? I can think of lots of things that “if I only had” I would be very happy. The interesting thing is that all those “things” are temporary. Would good health make me happy? I do have a few health issues but nothing major. I could stand to lose about ten pounds, and I’m sure I’d be happy if I lost them. But, in order to lose 10 pounds, I need to stop eating all those wonderful goodies, and that doesn’t make me happy. Such a dilemma. Maybe a new car would make me happy. My car is getting old, and there are a few things that I should get repaired. It still looks nice, but a new one would look so much better. Of course, my car is paid for and the insurance is lower than on a new one. I guess it would be wiser to be happy with the car I have.
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“Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God” (Psalm 146:5).
Quite often, we choose to be happy or choose to be unhappy. Our happiness depends a lot on how we view the world around us. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have a heartache or two or who isn’t facing challenges in life. If we focus our attention on all that’s wrong, we choose to be unhappy. A pessimist is a person who only sees the problems. Too often, we forget to look for joy in life. Joy to the world, the Lord is come!!! If our joy and happiness depend upon our material possessions or our personal health, then we tend to forget that Jesus Christ came to save us from our sin and bring eternal life. That fact should bring us great joy and happiness in each new day.
What do you seek? What would make you happy? I can think of lots of things that “if I only had” I would be very happy. The interesting thing is that all those “things” are temporary. Would good health make me happy? I do have a few health issues but nothing major. I could stand to lose about ten pounds, and I’m sure I’d be happy if I lost them. But, in order to lose 10 pounds, I need to stop eating all those wonderful goodies, and that doesn’t make me happy. Such a dilemma. Maybe a new car would make me happy. My car is getting old, and there are a few things that I should get repaired. It still looks nice, but a new one would look so much better. Of course, my car is paid for and the insurance is lower than on a new one. I guess it would be wiser to be happy with the car I have.
Choose a Happy New Year :: By Nathele Graham
Here we go again. We hear it over and over. “Happy New Year.” That’s something we all want, but how do you define it? Wouldn’t it be better to wish others
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