All in Happiness

The Purpose for our Life; do we know it, and do we pursue it?

Richard Forbes
Christian , Happiness, Daily Devotional , God’s Purpose

We each have purposes that we have established for our lives, and as we go through our days we discover and grasp hold of them. Some have been given to us by the world, some by our families, others we have established for ourselves, but none can compare with the purpose that God lays before us when we search out His will and answer His call. Today we will dedicate our time to one or more of these, but which will we allot our time to, and is it the most precious one... the one that above all others we must finish; that must be fulfilled in our lifetime?

Joy, and Happiness, in Worship, and in the face of Tribulation

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Joy, Happiness

Did you wake up happy today? Did you enter into your prayer closet with joy, or do you feel like you should be eternally solemn before God? On Sundays do we enter into the sanctuary with a stern disposition, and worship God with a pompous air? Do the circumstances in our lives seek to crush our spirit? God gives us many things but of them He most certainly wants us to receive His joy, and yes, happiness!

Happiness; Make it the salt on the Fruit of your Joy

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Joy, Happiness

We are filled in our faith with the joy of God, which is a different Greek word (Chara), with a different meaning than happiness (Makarios). Joy is an internal feeling, while happiness is derived from external events acting on our lives. Joy is deep seated, while happiness is superficial. Seeking the joy of God means seeking our transformation in Christ, and receiving God’s joy as a result.

Finding Contentment in all we have and do

Richard Forbes
Daily Devotion, Happiness, Christian, Jesus, God, Contentment

Are you content and happy whatever your circumstances are, and wherever in life you find yourself? Do you find yourself equally at ease in a shack or a mansion? Jesus could dine in fine houses, speak to high priests and magistrates, or He could sit with the common people of the world; even the thieves, and prostitutes. What He felt about Himself wasn’t predicated upon how the world viewed Him, but how His Father saw Him. Paul was the same, and we should be as well.

God’s Love and Family; the Root of Our Happiness and Desire

Richard Forbes
Desires, Family, Happiness, Daily Devotion, Relationship, Christian

Are you happy? By this I mean are you confident with your life to the point of being blissful and happy without nary a care, or unfulfilled desire... like a child whose parent loves and cares for them perfectly? Do you think this is even possible? Well, in God and Jesus Christ it is more than possible, but you must give all your cares over to God, and place all your desire in Jesus... knowing you are Theirs like family, and that They will watch over you.