Source Of Happiness by Lorraine Ezell
(Note from Linda: This is a very simple, yet powerful message from Lorraine, and one that every man and woman standing for marriage restoration needs to get deep down into the depths of our being, and one that those sharing their Restored Marriage Testimonies always attest to! Be blessed and encouraged and SEEK God with ALL of your heart; after all, He commands us to love Him with ALL of our hearts, minds, soul and strength!)
“Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.” Psalm 119:2
Everyone is in search of happiness. We search for it in relationships, through knowledge, through material possessions, through entertainment, through pleasure, through activities, through self improvement and so on. In our search to find happiness we often look for it in the wrong places. Happiness found in the wrong places tends to be temporary. Once the “newness” wears off so does the happiness. Once the relationship loses it’s “excitement” we stop being happy with that person. After the event that we looked forward to is over, we begin our search for something else to look forward to. Once we make an improvement with our physical appearance we find something else about us that makes us unhappy and then pursue trying to change it too. It is a never ending cycle.
I have good news for you this morning. There is a “happiness” that doesn’t wear off or fade. The Bible equates this happiness with blessings. These blessings aren’t based on external conditions and they aren’t temporary. To find them you have to look in the right places- not to people, not to things. But there is a condition to receiving them and the condition is written in the verse above. The true source of happiness is found in keeping God’s word – obeying it, applying it to your life, letting it be your guide through all paths of life, hiding it in your heart, renewing your mind with it, letting it transform
you and change your attitudes. The true source of happiness comes from seeking the Lord with your whole heart. A divided heart, half heartedness, seeking only on occasion and turning to Him only in times of trouble, will not experience lasting happiness and true blessings.
Are you looking for true happiness? Are you wanting those eternal blessings? Then make God and living by His word your first priority. Start doing what the scripture
says and stop running to and fro wasting your time looking for the blessing of happiness in all the wrong places.
Have a great day. Finding true happiness is not difficult– just keep God’s word and seek Him with your whole heart and you will find it.
can take the “wheel” and drive you safely through the rest of your life.
Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell, and available online and sent by email free of charge for the asking from About the Master’s Business Ministry, Inc.
So please feel free to call Lorraine at (601) 833-5278 or E-mail her at mastersbusiness@bellsouth.net
And you can visit her on the web at MastersBusiness.org.