Happiness

Dear Victorious,

What can we do in life that will ensure happiness? I'd like to make sure my life is a happy one, but I have no idea of how to go about that? When I ask other people (parents, teachers, etc.) I get conflicting answers.

Tina E. - Biloxi, MS

Dear Tina,

We were created for the pleasure of God. And so in creating us, we were wired or engineered to need God. Simply put, we have an innate desire for God - whether we recognize it or not. So the truth about happiness is that it's not possible in worldly terms. There is no thing and no one in this world that can make you happy. It's a job that only God can do. He set it up that way!

Matthew 6:33 tells us, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." What that means is that seeking God, and His ways, are the only ways to happiness. And when we heed that advice, all these things will be added unto you - which means everything else will work out. All your needs - emotionally, physically, spiritually and socially - will be met.