In Pursuit of Happiness - Part One | 07.24.12

During my initial time of meditation on "happiness," the first scripture that came to mind was, "Happy are the people whose GOD is the LORD" (Psalms 144:15).  At first, I wasn't sure why the Holy Spirit would bring this scripture to my remembrance, other than the fact that it was the only one of relevance I could recall.  However, as I continued to just repeat the scripture to myself, something finally clicked.  Happiness may, in fact, be dependent on what's happening for some people; but we, the redeemed of the LORD, can be happy no matter what's happening because our GOD is the LORD.  

When we perceive all the happenings of our lives as being under the lordship of Jehovah, we can move beyond the emotional responses characteristic of our human instincts AND STILL BE HAPPY.  Our GOD dominates all situations and causes all things to work for our good.  We profess to love GOD and know that we are called according to His purpose, as we confess Romans 8:28.  Therefore, it's in that confession and understanding that we must begin to see how our relationship with GOD is designed to override the default settings of our carnal psyche.

Don't be convinced of this notion that we're just human beings trying to have some kind of spiritual experience.  Salvation creates for us the experience of Heaven on Earth NOW to the intent that we reconnect with who we really are: spirit beings having a human experience.  Our relationship with GOD makes it possible for us to hone our focus in to see the bigger picture: we are a happy people simply because our GOD is the LORD.  He's got ALL of this, He's our Source and we can trust Him to provide for every area of our lives.

Read the next installment (In Pursuit of Happiness - Part Two).