Happiness

Habakkuk chapter 3 verse 18.
"Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be happy in the God of my salvation."

Why is it that I have to have troubles? Can't I just be left alone to live as I want to and not have everyone question all that I do? That would be a nice way to live but it is not realistic. Just imagine the mess that would build around us if we did not take care of things. It is like God knows that we are to struggle with maintaining our lives and if we do not then our health and our relationships are all affected. It would be great if nothing broke down and everything was a one time purchase. It would be nice if the house cleaned itself and all our meals are provided. Unfortunately that is not the way it works. We do have to maintain our lives or else they will get really messy, really quick. It would be nice if we could accept the nagging of those who care and love us. Their intentions are right but we have a hard time accepting their methods of delivery. "I know what has to be done and I will get to it and take care of it in my own timing and the way I want to do it." We can pick up little bits of advice here and there on how to maintain things and then continue to learn from our mistakes which then can create extra costs and more hardship then necessary or we can take a moment and learn from those who are trying to teach us and help us. They have made the mistakes already and want to pass onto you their experiences so you do not have to struggle as hard. "I know their intentions are to help me but it seems like I am being scolded each time they try to tell me something." That does happen and it is because we hate authority, you know, those who seem to know more than us and are always telling us how to do things. I ended up facing reality when I first started out on my own and it was not easy being disciplined enough to maintain even the smallest amount of things around me. I learned the hard way and I did get sick from eating over aged food, I even had bugs in my stuff because I did not clean it. Even though I did have to learn a lesson the hard way, I did do it on my own and what I did find out was that by taking care of my life, I was healthier and I had more energy. I was happier because no one bothered me to do the things. I found that trying to save time by taking short cuts did not work either. I made mistakes and people gave me attitude. My stubbornness always tries to control me and I continue to this day trying to find a quick fix for whatever I am doing and it pretty well always causes me grief. I am so thankful to God for Jesus because no matter how many mistakes I make, He does not leave me. I fact, I think He must shake His head and think I told you to listen to me. So why do I trust God when I continue to make mistakes? Well, God is with me all the time and I see Him more in my life now than I did before, so I praise Him all the time and give thanks to Him for sending Jesus. The way my life has changed reflects the love Jesus has shown to me. I like to serve others. I like to be clean and healthy. I like to be prepared to tell others why I am so happy. God steers me in the right direction because I steer myself along bumpy roads.
Thank-you Father for your love and words you give me to help guide others. 😊

Habakkuk chapter 3 verse 19.
"The Lord God is my strength and He will give me the speed of a deer and bring me safely over the mountains."

John chapter 16 verse 33
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. "

Romans chapter 3 verses 23 and 24.
"For we all sin and fall short of the glory of God and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption of His Son Jesus Christ."