Our present world (the United States) is traveling at the speed of light towards self-fulfillment, self-satisfaction, and self-aggrandizement. In short order, the pursuit of happiness at all costs. Hollywood paints a glowing picture of happiness as having everything you want, servants at your beckon call, Rolls-Royce’s in every garage, recreational drugs on the table, and sitting idly by the pool while life comes to you for your approval while waving a golden idol—Oscar. They are not all to blame; they had the same salesman as Eve did in the Garden.
The Bible is clear about the pursuit of happiness. Matthew devotes chapter after chapter about the subject. The Sermon on the Mount contrasts the values of the kingdom [eternal] against the values of the world [temporary]. The beatitudes tell us how to be blessed or happy. The beatitudes don’t promise laughter, pleasure, or earthly riches. Happiness means finding hope and joy, regardless of outside circumstances. Happiness is like a journey to God that must be through Jesus. Learning about God and to live for God doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a journey. The Christian’s life is mapped out from the beginning. There will be times when we fall flat on our faces, we all do. That’s because we’re all fighting our sinful hearts, that want things ‘our’ own way, plus we’re fighting Satan who keeps us from God. Your life must be through and with Jesus. For no one comes to the Father but through Him. On the journey to God, Jesus says, “I will never leave or forsake you” Hebrews 3:5. On your travels remember “I can do everything through Him who gives me strength” Philippians 4:14.
In the final analysis, it doesn’t matter if you’re a college clown dropout, a circus clown, a rodeo clown, or a puffed-up US senator; we have to discover the truth for ourselves. Remember; ‘truth’ has no agenda.
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