True Happiness

Have you ever wondered where true happiness is?
Let's find out from the Word of God.

Psalm 1

1 Happy the man who follows not
the counsel of the wicked
Nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent,
2 But delights in the law of the Lord
and meditates on His law day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted near running water,
That yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
(Whatever he does, prospers.)

4 Not so the wicked, not so;
they are like chaff which the wind
drives away.
5 Therefore in judgment the wicked
shall not stand,
nor shall sinners, in the assembly
of the just.
6 For the Lord watches over the way
of the just,
but the way of the wicked vanishes.

The first verse tells us three things we should
NOT do if we are seeking happiness in our lives:

1. follow the counsel of the wicked
2. walk in the way of sinners
3. sit in the company of the insolent

If there are questions in your mind, who do you seek
for counsel? Do you go to the psychiatrist, the
professionals or do you read the horoscope to find
out the signs and symbols of the stars? What is the
best counsel you can have? Do experts in their field
provide the best answer for your particular problem?
Or they are just human as you are, therefore can
commit mistakes. There is only one real Counselor
and that is the Lord.

Sometimes there is so much ambiguity in our lives
that we cannot fathom how to resolve them. But
there is Someone who can understand everything
about us. He made us so He knows every part of
our body, its needs and the complex nature by which
it operates, the problems we have and the best
solutions we can never imagine. One of His names
is Wonderful Counselor, the everlasting and mighty
God. He said, "I have loved you!" Even before we
speak, He knows and understands...He cares for us
more than anyone else in this world.

Hebrews 4:12 Indeed, God's word is living and
effective, sharper than any two-edged sword. It
penetrates and divides soul and spirit, joints and
marrow; it judges the reflections and thoughts of
the heart.

Godly counsel is meant to give us peace, calmness,
comfort and assurance. He will not leave us nor
forsake us. That is His promise. God's way is the
right way. When we do it our way, we become
exhausted but going nowhere. But when we do
it God's way, we are greatly benefited and blessed.
It's a multiplicity of blessings...one after the other,
something that has never even entered our minds.

Imagine the Word of God as water in the swimming
pool. Immerse in it and get wet all over so you can
prosper with His words. The love of God is in His
words and our love, on the other hand, is in obeying
His every word.

Do not walk in the way of sinners...
Who are you walking with? The people that we walk
with determine the direction where we are going.

Isaiah 57:20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea
which cannot be calmed, and its waters cast up mud
and filth. v.21 No peace for the wicked! says my God.

The 3rd "don't" says, "Do not sit in the company of
the insolent." The first one is believing, the 2nd is
behaving and the 3rd is becoming...an insolent. If
you sit in the company of the insolent, you eventually
become one...extremely rude, especially in expressing
contempt.

Romans 1:28 Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

In verse 2 of Psalm 1, there are two things that we must do to obtain true
happiness:
1. delight in the law of the Lord
2. meditate on His law day & night

Remember your 1st love when you cannot get enough of the other person...
you want to see him always and hear his voice morning, noon & night. You have read his love letter for the nth time and still reading it until you memorize every word including commas and period...even kissed the name that he signed. That is what you should do with the word of God...read it, memorize it and meditate on it day and night...and true happiness will come your way emanating from every word that you read, it is alive and active, sharper than any two-edged sword but giving you love, peace, comfort, unsurpassing knowlege and wisdom to guide you everyday of your life.

If you do those two things, you would be like a tree planted near running water, yielding fruits in due season and leaves that never fade...whatever you do, prosper. Wouldn't it give you true happiness the way you want it?
Not only happiness but inner joy emanating from the heart showing on your face because the Spirit of Jesus lives in you.