JOURNAL=5-21-15=GOD WANTS YOU TO BE HAPPY

JOURNAL=5-21-15=GOD WANTS YOU TO BE HAPPY “I MADE known to them your name-and I will make it known-that the LOVE with which you loved me may be in them and I in them” John 17:26 Jesus made GOD THE FATHER known all over the world-that may be a little outside of what we are able to do-but because of us-you and me-MORE PEOPLE should come to God-or at least be a little STRONGER in their FAITH because of us GOD wants you to be HAPPY in your life-and he wants you to be HAPPIER because you are DRAWING CLOSER to God in your life-HE may not give you everything you ask for-but he WILL give you all that you NEED Jesus laid it out for ALL of us: GOD LOVES US He taught us the beautiful parables-He performed the WONDROUS MIRACLES-and he lived-died-and RESURRECTED in life-even death could not contain him TALK about being happy-talk about a HAPPY ENDING-for him-and for us BELIEVERS-now it is UP TO US to PROCLAIM to the world that this life on earth can have a HAPPY ENDING-and that we can look forward to spending ALL OF ETERNITY with God and Jesus Dear GOD-Dear Lord=THANK YOU for loving us it is a GREAT DAY to be ALIVE in GOD'S LOVE for us-and a GREAT DAY to PROCLAIM GOD'S LOVE for us-what a HAPPY ENDING GOD WANTS YOU TO BE HAPPY GOD wants you To be totally happy That is-FOR SURE But he may differ On what he thinks Might bring about your happiness He wants you To FIND your happiness (your joy) in him NOT IN The things of this world As a matter of fact JOY-another word for happiness Is one of the FRUITS Of the spirit “BUT the fruit of the spirit Is love-joy (happiness)- Peace-patience-kindness- Goodness-faithfulness- Gentleness-and self-control Against such things There is no law” Galatians 5:22-23 “IF you do these things HAPPY are you IF you do them” John 13:17 God wants you To be happy HE REALLY DOES Are you currently happy? YES-NO-or it depends IF you are HAPPY in the Lord Nothing external to you Can make you unhappy You can be unhappy In things or situations Going on In your life But you can still be happy In the Lord And in life “But may the righteous Be glad And rejoice before God May they be happy And joyful” Psalm 68:3 “A happy heart Makes the face CHEERFUL But heartache Crushes the spirit” Proverbs 15:3 And nothing Crushes the spirit Like trying to find happiness In the wrong things Things-material possessions Won't make you happy Addictions Won't make you happy LUST-sexual perversion Won't make you happy GOD KNOWS All of this So he wants you To turn to him God wants you To be happy God wants you To find your joy IN HIM “I have told you this So that my JOY May be in you And your joy May be COMPLETE MY command is this: LOVE each other As I have loved you Greater love Has no one than this That he lay down his life For his friends” John 15-11-13 God wants you To be happy And the ironic thing is this: You can only find happiness In giving yourself away To a cause GREATER than yourself Love God and truly love others And you will find TRUE HAPPINESS Robert P. Wallman July 5th, 2014 Ps INSPIRED by a message from Pastor Troy Gramling 7-15-14 & 5-21-15