What would a happy life look like?

What would a happy life look like for you?

Many people would choose to have a life free from troubles and hardships, but this is very unrealistic. In fact, I would suggest that this kind of life doesn't exist at all - well, maybe in fairy tales, but not in real life. 

"A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships." - Helen Keller

Helen Keller's insight helps us to see beyond the difficulties and to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. Striving to find contentment and 'peace' in the midst of troubles has to be one of the hardest exercises we will ever undertake. 

If the quote (above) hadn't come from someone like Helen Keller, I would have struggled to believe it, but because she has discovered the 'truth' in this regard, I have to sit up and pay attention. How do you feel?

Ecclesiastes 7:14 - When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other.

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Who is happier?

"Who is the happier person? The person who has braved the storm of life and lived or the person who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed." - Unknown

Following God is about risks and counting the cost. Being a Christian is never about being afraid to step out in faith and to follow Christ. We will need to be brave to follow Jesus through the storms of life and to trust in his mercy and care. When we do this we will not avoid suffering, but we will be 'happier' for trusting in God's grace.

What is stopping you from venturing off the shores?

Isaiah 38:3 - “Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.”

Romans 3:28 - Our lives get in step with God and all others by letting him set the pace, not by proudly or anxiously trying to run the parade.

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