Someone I know at work said she
wasn’t “happy” in her marriage and is planning to divorce her husband. Another
employee told me she asked the ‘unhappy’lady, “if you can’t be happy in your marriage then why are
you staying married?” So now our marriages must be driven by happiness? Apparently
it has nothing to do with commitment or patience or selflessness or humility.
Apparently it has nothing to do with working things out. Selfishness can be very destructive. It is an “I-me-mine” world. This particular
woman felt she had a right to be happy. But her happiness was based on doing
fun things and going fun places with someone who accepted her exactly the way
she was. While we need to accept people the way they are because we have no
right to change them, I believe it’s very important for people to make a
personal assessment of their life and lifestyle to find out why they aren’t
happy. Maybe their expectations are unrealistic. Some folks think they know
what will make them happy, only to find out when they tap into that ‘thing’, person
or place that when the dust settles at the end of the day their situation
is no different then it was before; perhaps even worse based on decisions
they’ve either made or not made. The thing that people should really be seeking
is not fun, which can be fleeting, but peace, contentment and satisfaction.
These things reside in the heart of a man or woman. These things come from God.
People need to stop rushing toward the temporal fun and pleasures of this world
and look at their life from an eternal perspective. This is done in
the spirit and involves a personal relationship with Almighty God. Without that can mortal man ever be truly
happy? Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing! rlkeller
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