You Can Find True Happiness

 "Happy is everyone who fears Jehovah, who walks in His ways." - PSALM 128:1.

TRUE happiness is not simply a lighthearted feeling that comes and goes.  It can last throughout a person's life.  How so?  Jesus explained in his Sermon on the Mount: "Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need." (Matthew 5:3)  Jesus knew that humans are made with an intense desire  to know and worship their Creator, Jehovah God.  That is our "spiritual need." And since Jehovah is "the happy God," those who worship him can also be happy. - 1 TIMOTHY 1:11.

Do we need ideal circumstances in our life to be happy?  No.  In his Sermon, Jesus said something surprising. "Those who mourn" -either because of being crushed by their sins or because of  experience distressful circumstances in their lives-can be happy. Jesus said the same thing about "those who have been persecuted for righteousness sake" or those who suffer "reproach" for being a follower of Christ. (Matthew 5:4, 10, 11) But how is it possible to be truly happy in such situations? 

Jesus was teaching us that happiness results, not from having ideal circumstances in our life, but from satisfying our spiritual need and drawing close to God.  (James 4:8) How can we do so?  In this article, we will discuss three basic steps that lead to true happiness.

Next time: You Can Find True Happiness - TAKE IN SPIRITUAL FOOD

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