The 7 Secrets of Happiness .

First a review:

1. Count your blessings

2. Compare down

3. Distinguish between wants and needs

4. Do what you should

5. Speak the truth

6. Forgive others

And now, the best secret of all:

7.  Get to know God better.

As it says in Psalm 62:5,6, “...find rest  my soul in God alone; my hope comes from him.

Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my high tower, I will not be shaken.”

Having a living relationship with God can take us beyond happiness, which is dependent on circumstances, into a deep, broad joy which is dependent upon the character of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ways to know God better. Read your Bible daily, talk with God each morning and through the day.  Be honest with Him about your failures and receive His forgiveness.

Be a regular part of your church, committed to attending not just to get, but to give to others, to be God’s channel of love.

And as you get to know Him, He will be at work transforming you!  Check out the rest of Psalm 62 to see what it has to say about this.

Picture: Joy with Jesus is beyond happiness: