Too many people are dragging through life God created us to enjoy life We’re supposed to be the happiest people on earth Everywhere we go we should brighten up the place That’s the impact we should have on others - our joy should overflow on to them Life is too short to live negative, grouchy and grumpy Jesus came to give us life abundant Some people never smile Joy should be displayed We should be kind and friendly Some people need to get their joy back You’re not excited about your future You’re not enjoying the people God brought into your life That’s not only robbing you of joy but also those around you as well Decide not to live another day grumpy and discouraged I will live my life happy God has given you your life to enjoy You have everything you need to be happy You may not be in the home you want but you can enjoy the home you have If you don’t learn to be happy where you are you’ll never get to where you want to go It’s good to want to increase but don’t let those goals frustrate you Stay in faith and go out each day doing your best with a smile on your face Too many people are at war on the inside They don’t like their lives They don’t like their possessions or the people in their lives Psalm 118:24 this is the day that the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it It’s easy to come up with excuses to delay your happiness As soon as…then I’ll be happy Put your foot down and decide to be happy right now As children we start off happy and enthusiastic Children quickly recover from setbacks They don’t hold grudges They don’t worry about their futures They enjoy the simple things in life When Alexandra was a baby she would jump up and down when she saw Pastor Joel She didn’t need to be going to Disneyland to be happy She was happy just to be alive, to start a new day We should never forget how to celebrate each day As we age we can let life drag us down When this day is gone you’ll never get it back If you live grumpy you’ve wasted a day Some people have wasted years being unhappy They’ve been mistreated…their not getting what they want as quickly as they want it Happiness is a choice You can choose to live this day happy Or you can choose to be irritable It’s not dependent on your circumstances; it’s dependent on your choices A man is undergoing chemotherapy right now but you’d never know from his positive attitude Everyday he asks himself if he wants to be happy or depressed, and he chooses happiness Some days we won’t feel like being bothered Don’t get into agreement with negative thoughts That would be choosing to have a lousy day You decide what kind of day you will have (don’t wait and see) Declare this is going to be a great day Something good is going to happen to me today Psalm 30:5 joy comes in the morning Everyday God sends you joy Receive the gift of joy that God sent you Father thank You for another beautiful day People may have reasons for their unhappiness They are unhappy because they are choosing to be unhappy Nothing can take your joy - you have to give it away Too many people are allowing someone else to frustrate them You may have people in your life that aggravate you Say no more; I will not give away my joy This day is a gift from God and I will not waste it I am responsible for my own happiness There are no valid excuses to live your life sour Most of the time we have what we need in order to be happy You may not like your job but if you lost it and were out of work for months you would probably love to get that same job back If you lost your health you would love to get it back Keep the right perspective We all have something to be happy about A couple always complained about their house until they almost lost it to foreclosure. Now they love it Don’t complain about cleaning that house; be happy you have a house and the health to clean it There are very few things that we “have” to do We get to, not have to So much of our happiness is based on our perspective 2 construction workers. One complaining about tedious work. The other excited to be building a skyscraper Give whatever you do your best, knowing you’re making the world a better place Years ago a man was on a train and met a well-to-do couple The lady complained the whole time She made everybody miserable The man engaged the husband in conversation The husband said my wife is in manufacturing She manufactures unhappiness everywhere she goes Matthew 12:35 The good man from his inner good treasure flings forth good things, and the evil man out of his inner evil storehouse flings forth evil things. (Amplified) It’s not our circumstances that cause unhappiness; it’s our perspective You can put a happy positive person in bad circumstances and they’ll still be happy. We develop wrong mindsets that prevent happiness. We condition our mind about when we can enjoy life and when we must endure life. Joel writes his sermons on Thursdays. For a while he dreaded Thursdays. He decided he needed to enjoy Thursdays. There are more heart attacks on Mondays than any other day. Happiness increases 10% on Fridays. Let everyday be Friday. Give yourself permission to be happy everyday. If you’ll have the right mindset you can be happy every day. The scripture doesn’t say Friday is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it. TGIM Thank God It’s Monday. I know this is going to be a great day. Every day can be a Friday. Yes some days can be more difficult than others but we can still decide to be happy. I’m excited about my family, my health, my opportunities, etc. Zippity Doo Dah Zippity Ay My oh my What a wonderful day. Plenty of sunshine Comin’ my way. Zippity Doo Dah Zippity Ay. You are as happy as you’re choosing to be. Learn to be happy where you are. That’s the seed you’re sowing for God to move. If you’ll choose to be happy every day you’ll brighten others’ days too
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