Tag Archives: Happiness

“Whew! I’m not as young as I used to be,” I panted after running down the hall after a three-year-old this morning. Today, I returned to the classroom as a teacher for the first time in over 20 years. What a challenge! In my younger years, I was a full ...

“Put to death therefore what is earthly in you, sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.”  Colossians 3:5-6 (ESV) As humans we sometimes put our hopes and dreams in the hands of our flesh, instead of ...

I always believed that a house with a white-picket fence and 2.5 children would bring me contentment. God however had other plans for me than my picture-perfect idea of what I thought was satisfaction. I struggled for years accepting that my life had turned out differently than I had hoped. I ...

Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. 1 Timothy 6:6 For many years, I have read this verse as: “Godliness + Contentment = the key to abundant living”. Recently, I began glimpsing another understanding:  Being content with godliness is the pinnacle of prosperity–the primary purpose of our lives.  Doesn’t ...

Praying for rain-less days in relationships is like wishing we’ll never get thirsty—it just won’t happen. Every relationship have seasons, a time to laugh and a time to cry. (Ecclesiastes 3:4) But in some relationships, there is more crying than laughing. That’s not cool. In such a relationship, happiness is ...