True Happiness..

[gdaymate]

Mmm, this holiday season is putting me in a weird type of mood, but anyway here is my little confusion.

I had a pretty tough year. It was my final year in University and I also had a pressure of acquring a job for next year. So as you can imagine, the stress and the concern I had was greater than any other years.

But I strongly believed in God's plan for my future and well, here I am with everything finished. I successfully finished my degree with probably one of the best results I have ever received and I even got the job I wanted.

But here I am thinking, after all that, I am not really that happy! Crazy isn't it? I feel like I received all I hoped for from God and why doesn't this make me happy? Is my faith too weak? Maybe I am not doing enough things that God asked us to do like spreading his words and helping neighbours.

I feel like I have been chasing temporary happiness, or momentary infatuations. Selfishness? Egotistic? ahhhhh, the mind of youth troubles me even on the day of Jesus' birth!!!

Anyway. Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[Blessed-one]

um... i haven't got a stable job yet as i haven't finished university, but the brief part time job had me thinking that working is so meaningless.... just because i need the money to maintain my living.... when i work, i want holiday, and when i don't have work, i want to get a job.

i remember some times ago a friend was telling me how she thought she wasn't doing enough for the Lord. She lacked nothing in her life, yet she felt restless. I suppose this may not be your situation... but close enough?

one thing we really need to learn is contentment, contentment in all that you've been given. Yes, what if God's trying to tell me something? but i think if you waited through your contentment, God will reveal things to you. When you're in close fellowship with the Lord, you'll learn His will and know what to do. There're periods when we feel empty and "unhappy?", but what does the bible say? rejoice in the Lord.

The key is, how close are you to God?

 

[DaveKerwin]

welcome to the forums !

I know why you are not happy. Jobs and degrees never made anyone happy. Hapiness, peace, and joy come from above. They come from serving God. Let me ask you these questions:

What is your purpose at your job?
At your home?

What is your purpose in life?

 

[Sehnsucht]

I've stopped looking for complete content in my life because the way I see it God never promised us a life of content. We know that in Heaven we will finally find fulfillment of our every desire, so put your hope in Heaven and suck it up on Earth.

And besides who would want to die and then 'hopefully' go to Heaven if their life was awesome where they were? I guess that the only incentive for being good would be Hell after death then. 

 

[GodOwnsMe]

mhhhh how was that psalm 23 the Lord is my sheperd uh like I won't lack of anything...... or psalm 81/11 ...you shall uhh like have a desire for me and I will 'satisfy' you .... I think God can 'fill the hole we got inside' and be enough for us ask Him to

 

[valoncent]

God dont give us Happiness, He gives us Joy. Joy that comes from our hope in Christ Jesus.

 

[jayebrownlee]

I think that happiness comes, as has been said before, from knowing that you are right with God and that you are doing what he wants. Pray often and keep close to God and no matter what your earthly worries you will gain true happiness or joy

Hope that helps

your sister in Christ

jay