Does Happiness Really Matter?

Came across a line while listening to a song,

“ 沒有什麼事比快樂重要 
            (nothing is more important than happiness)”

Immediately I am reminded of something I have heard awhile ago.

In actual fact, God's main purpose is not that we'd be the happiest beings alive. Happiness is not so much His concern compared to His will for us - that we'd be holy, obedient and righteous before Him. That we'd strive to accomplish His missions for us. Of course, this does not mean that He doesn't care about our well-being at all. He has plans for all of us, plans to prosper us and not to harm us, plans to give us hopes and a future. He cares. 

In Him we find joy which differs from happiness. It's a state where we rejoice and be grateful in all circumstances, positive or otherwise. It is the engine that keeps us moving especially when everything seems bleak, for it is the joy of the Lord that gives us strength.

Coming back to happiness.
It's merely emotion that we are experiencing. People putting so much emphasis on it which, I believe, has led to the degradation of their moral standing and also their discernment regarding issues in life.

"I am not happy being with him. I want a divorce/breakup."
"This child in my womb will make my life miserable. I want an abortion."
"My parents cannot give me what I want. They don't care about my happiness. Therefore I don't feel the need to honour them."
"That lecturer is giving me so much assignments. I don't have time for fun. Curse him."

Bla bla bla. And the list goes on.

If we concentrate too much and solely on our emotions, we tend to lose focus of His Word. His Word should always be the foundation we are standing on. This simply means that we should act based on the Word, not on our emotions. Some of the influence and exposure have caused us to believe that what we want is really what matters most. But I say, it's the least importance of all.

Have faith in God, focus on His promises, function to fulfill your calling.

The Joy of the Lord is your strength. Not happiness, it's only temporal. But the joy is for eternal.
Choose what is better and persevere without giving into hope deferred.

Giving up to Him

And tears were brought to the eyes

Not knowing why and what to do

In desperation

Crying out

"Lord, teach me!"

And for that instance

Something within starts changing

A Sudden Reminder

To revolve around Him, not around us, or you, or me.

Faith, Focus, Function.

In Him I hope

N-th day of my semester break.

I have so much to tell but I don't know where to begin with or should I even blog them.
All I can say is throughout, His faithfulness remains and in Him I'll persevere. 

Talked a lot about the future lately. It's exciting.
So much lesser fear compared to few years ago. I'm not alone.
Yes, it's time to move on and I believe God is accelerating most of us into the future in this season.
And I definitely believe He has plans to prosper us and to bring us high and far.
I have dreams and as I go from one phase to another, my dreams expand.
I know I can dream bigger dreams each time I passed a test/trial because His faithfulness manifests in a greater degree in each next test/trial. And it simply brings your faith to a whole new level. 
Because He is faithful, I am faith-full. 

Candidly speaking, the timetable for next semester sucks.
But who knows what God can do through it to mold us into people with better characters and skills.
He is a creative God. And we are made in His image.
So we are His creative people - We have creative solutions to solve whatever lie ahead of us.


So, cheers.

Listen!

Sometimes If we choose to ignore God, our heart hardens.
Similarly, when the Holy Spirit reminds you of a mistake/habit/practice that you need to change/curb, if you choose to remain in it, chances are that you will soon become immune to His voice and prompting.

Relationship

Saw a quote saying, "Cuddling in bed and falling asleep together is probably the best feeling in a relationship."

MEH.

The best thing in a relationship is not physical - It is knowing you share the same Faith and goals.

Consideration and support

Sometimes it is simply very hard to be considerate and supportive when your own selfish desire is involved.
Sometimes I wish things happen the way I wanted it to be but I suppose it's a lesson to be learned to prioritise God's will and destiny - not only for ourselves but also for other people - because our mistakes do not affect only us but our surrounding as well.
Submission is the word I guess - to be obedient to God's calling and to be obedient to aid others in fulfilling their assignments.

Random phrases

Just some random phrases that come into my mind:

Every step you take counts. Be wise.
Some thing is just worth waiting for. Be patience.
When you face troubles, tell them, "But God!" Have faith. God has one more move!
When you are weary, go to the Source. :)

No regrets

Advancing the Kingdom of God through the Apostolic Prophetic Ministry @ 13 - 14 July 2013

I am thankful God led me there. :)

Semester Break

Countdown: 11 days to the offical semester break.

I'm excited. I have too many thing-to-do on my list.
But still, must stay in Now. Cannot afford losing anymore time.
It's time to redeem all that I have lost. :)