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Tag Archives: happiness
pursuing happiness and the worst thing that can ever happen
“Most people spend their lives trying to make their heart’s fondest dreams come true. Isn’t that what life is all about — ‘the pursuit of happiness’? We search endlessly for ways to acquire the things we desire, and we’re willing … Continue reading
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Tagged contentment, happiness, heart broken, hope, Keller, meaning, Psalm 51
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enjoyment and happiness (that lasts forever)
“The enjoyment of God is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here. Fathers and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or … Continue reading
Envious?
“Envy! Envy is the reverse side of a coin called vanity. Nobody is ever envious of others who is not first proud of himself.” (The Cross of Christ, John R.W. Stott) What seems basic to John Stott takes me a while … Continue reading
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Tagged covet, envious, envy, happiness, humble, humility, James Tissot, John Stott, love, Philippians 2:3-8, pride, the cross of Christ, vanity
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fighting temptation
Do you ever think of temptation as a nebulous concept? “I’m fighting temptation,” you might say. But…temptation to what? To sin in a particular way? Yes, certainly. But, each time you and I face a particular fight against a particular … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God, Jesus
Tagged Ephesians 6:10-18, fight, fighting temptation, happiness, Lewis, Mere Christianity, spiritual battle, temptation, tempted, turn away from God
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happiness and rest…only as you look to Jesus
“Looking unto Jesus.” Hebrews 12:2 It is ever the Holy Spirit’s work to turn our eyes away from self to Jesus; but Satan’s work is just the opposite of this, for he is constantly trying to make us regard ourselves instead … Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, Hebrews 12:2, Holy Spirit, Jesus, look to Jesus, Morning and Evening, satan's work, Spurgeon
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happiness doubled by wonder
I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) Happiness doubled by wonder. Thanks as the highest form of thought. What does Chesterton mean? How does this … Continue reading
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Tagged deep gratitude, G.K. Chesterton, grateful, happiness, Hebrew 12:28, I Samuel 12:24, kingdom, painful circumstances, Psalm 5:7, thanks, wonder, worshipful gratitude
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ferns and summer and rays of sunlight
Summer smells and sounds, summer colors and places and memories. Which, if you imagine your happiest summer moment, come to mind? Do you dream of a cool haven tucked away in the deep green of a wooded wonderland? Do … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, C.S. Lewis, frustrated, happiness, heaven, home, idols, Jesus Christ's supremacy, longing, pointers, preferences, satisfaction, summer, twisted, wonder, worship
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Even More Beautiful 