{"id":1063,"date":"2014-09-17T22:36:22","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T02:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/?p=1063"},"modified":"2014-09-17T22:36:22","modified_gmt":"2014-09-18T02:36:22","slug":"god-just-wants-me-to-be-happy-wow-write-on-wednesday-takes-2-minutes-to-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/2014\/09\/17\/god-just-wants-me-to-be-happy-wow-write-on-wednesday-takes-2-minutes-to-read\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cGOD JUST WANTS ME TO BE HAPPY\u201d (WOW! Write On Wednesday takes @ 2 minutes to read)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"166702_552665164755356_828459902_n\"<\/a>If we\u2019ve heard this phrase once, we\u2019ve heard it a million times. Usually it\u2019s a husband or wife who wants out of their marriage. We have, however, heard it from people not happy in their jobs, their family, their church, their neighborhood, etc. You get the picture.<\/p>\n

Joe and I have read the bible a number of times, and have yet to find where God talks about making us happy and\/or where He even says it\u2019s His responsibility to make us happy.<\/p>\n

The only verse that comes close to something about God making us happy I found in Job 5:17, \u201cTherefore happy is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.\u201d If you\u2019re so inclined, reading to the end of that chapter is quite eye-opening. What this is telling me is that it\u2019s through God\u2019s correction and discipline that we will be \u201chappy\u201d (i.e. find happiness.)<\/p>\n

So, I\u2019m just curious. If we took out the word HAPPY and inserted the word HOLY to our various scenarios, sentences, and conversations, I wonder how it would sound. Gary Thomas, one of my favorite authors, has suggested in his writings that God\u2019s real desire for us is to be holy. Holy doesn\u2019t always equate to happiness, but it can lead to joy; joy in knowing that we are living well, serving well, acting well, etc.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s try it and see how it sounds: Instead of \u201cGod wants me to be happy in life;\u201d we would say, \u201cGod wants me to be holy in life.\u201d \u201cGod wants me to be holy in my marriage.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cGod wants me to be holy at my workplace.\u201d Wow! That <\/i>sounds different! And how different our lives could be if we started doing this!<\/p>\n

Perhaps we\u2019ll all try this exercise the next time we feel we deserve something more, better, and\/or exciting. Perhaps we\u2019ll please God (make HIM happy!) by doing so!<\/p>\n

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