Recipe for happiness

The pursuit of happiness is a legitimate one. Someone has said, it is okay to pursue what you think will bring you happiness, only to be sure it really brings you happiness. A lot of people pursue what they think will bring them happiness but only find out after a long hard pursuit they were down the wrong lane. What you think and what is are not always the same.

What is the recipe for happiness?

"I'm just as happy with little as with much, with much as with little. I've found the recipe for being happy whether full or hungry, hands full or hands empty". (Phil.4.12)

We see that most times, the people who commit suicide are people who have seen it all and have it all but yet no happiness.

Paul says he has the recipe for happiness and says it is to be content whatever your state. I have learned to be happy with so little as much as with much. If the truth were to be told, he was saying that his happiness was not dependent on what he has - little or much.

The reason most people are unhappy is that they want more when a little will do, is because they want what their friends have. If not, how do you explain one person stealing billions? To what end you may ask. Greed is the undertone for most unhappiness.

Learning to be content whether with little or with much is the recipe for happiness. You have to learn it. It does not come naturally. Our natural tendency is to grab and keep grabbing. Learn how to be content, whether with little or with much.

"But godliness with contentment is great gain". (1Tim.6.6)

Good day,
And have a great day today,
EmmA (aka Mr. Lift)
@Liftemma

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What's in a name?

Image
What's in a name?  "He named him Noah, saying, "This one will give us a break from the hard work of farming the ground that GOD cursed." (Gen.5.29)  Names have prophetic attributes in them. When a thing is named, the name defines what it does and what it cannot do. When a person is named, his future is foretold, especially when the persons parents are in tune with the agenda of God. But that person has to work to bring that prophecy to reality.  John the baptist was a case in point when the wrong name would have been given. If the parent had not listened and obeyed God's instruction but instead bow to family and societal pressure.  "And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John." (Luke.1.60)  Another example is Benjamin, the second son from the loved-wife of Jacob. As the mother was dying from the pain of childbirth, he called the child Benoni but his father says not so, he shall be called Benjamin  "With her las
Read more

Jesus is the answer to the sin problem

Jesus is the answer to the sin problem  "When he served as a sacrifice for our sins, he solved the sin problem for good--not only ours, but the whole world's". (1John.1.2 MSB) When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, the sin passed through them to all men. And so the Bible recorded that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.  "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:" (Rom.5.12)  But that was just the beginning of the story. Sin entered the world, and death came as a result of sin. It appears that mankind was doomed.  But Jesus came and served the punishment for sin and in so doing, He solved the sin problem for good. Now mankind has access once again to the Father. Now everything the Father has for us is at our disposal. Now we can reign by Jesus Christ and receive the abundance that God has for us.  "For if by one man's offence death reigned b
Read more

Who makes me who I am

Image
An Isoko adage says, "the name you call yourself is what others will call you. Meeting students, I have had cause to ask them if that was the name their parents named them and they say no. My real name is...and then they tell me. But whatever they call themselves is what other students call them. You are who you say you are, but the truth is, you act the way you become because you think that's who you are. So if you called yourself a policeman when you are a soldier, you will act as a policeman. If you are an eagle but call yourself a chicken, then you will act like a chicken. If you call yourself a failure, that's what you begin to act as. Little wonder, Jabez changed his name in the place of prayer, he declared that he is blessed and God granted his prayers. (see 1Chro:4:9-10). The way you act is a deep-seated product of who you think you are and who you think you are is a product of who you call yourself. What do you call yourself? Who are you? "What
Read more