Sadness has been an epidemic, therefore, happiness has become a prescription. Happiness has become a quest as to many who have not construed life as its ultimate purpose - to glorify God. Our finite minds see people only as what they appear to be so called "happy", but does it really interpret what is deemed inward? Can happiness be just superficial?
Evidently, there are many medical prescriptions a doctor may give for his patients' wellness and so there are diverse ways one can achieve happiness. As medical prescriptions are made for sustaining life, worldly objects are used for obtaining happiness. Some may consider money as their happiness, positions, events, lovedones or even self. These, however, do not suffice one's fulfillment as they are but just temporal. Being happy is good, but on the contrary, it becomes curse when God is not in it. It may become a stumbling block or a wall too high it looms and threatens our service to God. Being happy is good -- best when God is in it. It's JOY nonetheless.
What's in it for me?
1. Life has NO REAL GUARANTEES
James 4:14 -14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Clearly, the Bible tells us that there's no guarantee for tomorrow. Earthly investments have no guarantees. A storm may sweep through and for all we know, all has vanished. Psalm39:6 - Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
1 John 2:17 - And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
2. Life has NO GOOD PROPS to hold us up
We can't depend on material prosperity for fulfillment in life. It is only God who gives and only He can give us real joy, joy that can give us fulfillment.
Positions, wealth and abilities are but props. They will not complete you.(Psalm 33:16-17 16There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.). Neither lords nor kings can proclaim anything that would suffice Christ's sacrifice on the cross for our sins. Completeness is in Jesus, the only one who can satisfy our soul.
We can never trust gods in this world . (Is. 42:17: 17They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.).
3. There's a REMARKABLE PRIVILEGE for believers
Can we say, "...yet I will rejoice with the Lord of my salvation" in the midst of trouble? (Habakkuk 3:18: 18Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.; Psalm 35:9: 9And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.)
God's promises alone are enough to sustain us in the midst of troubled times.
We are called to deal with the things of today and trust that the God who knows our name has our lives in His hands. Our answer comes with repentance, then realigning our heart with God’s promise to meet our needs, so then can we be truly happy inside out.
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