HAPPY PEOPLE

There are two types of people in the world: those who choose to be happy, and those who choose to be unhappy. Contrary to popular belief, happiness doesn’t come from fame, fortune, other people, or material possessions. Rather, it comes from within. The richest person in the world could be miserable while a person living in the slums of a third world country could be happy and content. I have spent plenty of time amongst both groups to have seen it first hand. Happy people are happy because they make themselves happy. They maintain a positive outlook on life and remain at peace with themselves.

The question is: how do they do that?

It’s quite simple. Happy people have good habits that enhance their lives. They do things differently. Ask any happy person, and they will tell you that they …

1. Don’t hold grudges.

Happy people understand that it’s better to forgive and forget than to let their negative feelings crowd out their positive feelings. Holding a grudge has a lot of detrimental effects on your wellbeing, including increased depression, anxiety, and stress. Why let anyone who has wronged you have power over you? If you let go of all your grudges, you’ll gain a clear conscience and enough energy to enjoy the good things in life.

2. Treat everyone with kindness.

Did you know that it has been scientifically proven that being kind makes you happier? Every time you perform a selfless act, your brain produces serotonin, a hormone that eases tension and lifts your spirits. Not only that, but treating people with love, dignity, and respect also allows you to build stronger relationships.

3. See problems as challenges.

The word “problem” is never part of a happy person’s vocabulary. A problem is viewed as a drawback, a struggle, or an unstable situation while a challenge is viewed as something positive like an opportunity, a task, or a dare. Whenever you face an obstacle, try looking at it as a challenge.

4. Express gratitude for what they already have.

There’s a popular saying that goes something like this: “The happiest people don’t have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.” You will have a deeper sense of contentment if you count your blessings instead of yearning for what you don’t have.

5. Dream big.

People who get into the habit of dreaming big are more likely to accomplish their goals than those who don’t. If you dare to dream big, your mind will put itself in a focused and positive state.

6. Don’t sweat the small stuff.

Happy people ask themselves, “Will this problem matter a year from now?” They understand that life’s too short to get worked up over trivial situations. Letting things roll off your back will definitely put you at ease to enjoy the more important things in life.

7. Speak well of others.

Being nice feels better than being mean. As fun as gossiping is, it usually leaves you feeling guilty and resentful. Saying nice things about other people encourages you to think positive, non-judgmental thoughts.

8. Never make excuses.

Benjamin Franklin once said, “He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” Happy people don’t make excuses or blame others for their own failures in life. Instead, they own up to their mistakes and, by doing so, they proactively try to change for the better.

9. Get absorbed into the present.

Happy people don’t dwell on the past or worry about the future. They savor the present. They let themselves get immersed in whatever they’re doing at the moment. Stop and smell the roses.

10. Wake up at the same time every morning.

Have you noticed that a lot of successful people tend to be early risers? Waking up at the same time every morning stabilizes your circadian rhythm, increases productivity, and puts you in a calm and centered state.

11. Avoid social comparison.

Everyone works at his own pace, so why compare yourself to others? If you think you’re better than someone else, you gain an unhealthy sense of superiority. If you think someone else is better than you, you end up feeling bad about yourself. You’ll be happier if you focus on your own progress and praise others on theirs.

12. Choose friends wisely.

Misery loves company. That’s why it’s important to surround yourself with optimistic people who will encourage you to achieve your goals. The more positive energy you have around you, the better you will feel about yourself.

13. Never seek approval from others.

Happy people don’t care what others think of them. They follow their own hearts without letting naysayers discourage them. They understand that it’s impossible to please everyone. Listen to what people have to say, but never seek anyone’s approval but your own.

14. Take the time to listen.

Talk less; listen more. Listening keeps your mind open to others’ wisdoms and outlooks on the world. The more intensely you listen, the quieter your mind gets, and the more content you feel.

15. Nurture social relationships.

A lonely person is a miserable person. Happy people understand how important it is to have strong, healthy relationships. Always take the time to see and talk to your family, friends, or significant other.

16. Meditate.

Meditating silences your mind and helps you find inner peace. You don’t have to be a zen master to pull it off. Happy people know how to silence their minds anywhere and anytime they need to calm their nerves.

17. Eat well.

Junk food makes you sluggish, and it’s difficult to be happy when you’re in that kind of state. Everything you eat directly affects your body’s ability to produce hormones, which will dictate your moods, energy, and mental focus. Be sure to eat foods that will keep your mind and body in good shape.

18. Exercise.

Studies have shown that exercise raises happiness levels just as much as Zoloft does. Exercising also boosts your self-esteem and gives you a higher sense of self-accomplishment.

19. Live minimally.

Happy people rarely keep clutter around the house because they know that extra belongings weigh them down and make them feel overwhelmed and stressed out. Some studies have concluded that Europeans are a lot happier than Americans are, which is interesting because they live in smaller homes, drive simpler cars, and own fewer items.

20. Tell the truth.

Lying stresses you out, corrodes your self-esteem, and makes you unlikeable. The truth will set you free. Being honest improves your mental health and builds others’ trust in you. Always be truthful, and never apologize for it.

21. Establish personal control.

Happy people have the ability to choose their own destinies. They don’t let others tell them how they should live their lives. Being in complete control of one’s own life brings positive feelings and a great sense of self-worth.

22. Accept what cannot be changed.

Once you accept the fact that life is not fair, you’ll be more at peace with yourself. Instead of obsessing over how unfair life is, just focus on what you can control and change it for the better.

^{Sometime you don’t have to keep silent. Your silence might be an}

^{attitude of fear.}

<sup>let us look at the book of Acts.16.

Acts.16:22-28 22</sup> The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. ²³ After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. ²⁴ When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

²⁵ About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. ²⁶ Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. ²⁷ The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. ²⁸ But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”

At midnight denotes a helpless situation, tremor, fear…………, but we saw Paul and Silas in this situation where the prison bars became an obstruction in their life.

A prison is a place where one obey s the law that is being given and part of it all is noise, but as for Both (Paul & Silas), they refuse the bars in putting a stop unto service of their God.

Verse 25 says “and at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns”

Hmmmm, can you see that, can, you sing when things are not comfortable with you?

What Paul and Silas saw was “BOF” (BASED ON FAITH) THAT TEIR God will surely set them free.

Do you believe in that God whom all known as the CREATOR of heavens and the earth?

Do you trust Him that that that same God can save and deliver you?

1.Thess.5:16-18 ¹⁶ Rejoice evermore. ¹⁷ Pray without ceasing. ¹⁸ In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Brethren, it’s time to make a joyful noise unto our God who is able to do all things

 

 

 

 ACTING IGNORANTLY

John.5:2-9

² Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
³ In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
⁴ For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
⁵ And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
⁶ When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
⁷ The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
⁸ Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
⁹ And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

ANALYSIS OF THE STORY:-
-Jerusalem is a place of peace but there are multitudes who are not peaceful!
-Jerusalem is a place of blessing but there are people who are not blessed;
-Jerusalem is a place of healing and deliverance but there people lying around in bondage
- The name of the pool ‘Bethesda’ translates to ‘House of Mercy’ yet people are there who have not received mercy but rather are sick, blind, and lame.
This is the situation of many of us who have proclaimed our belief in Jesus:
- We have been called to be kings but we insist on sitting by our inheritance and starve to death without making any move to possess our possession.
- We are in the place of mercy and deliverance but we still feel bound by our circumstances and environment.
- Though the bible assured us that those who have been set free by Jesus are free indeed, many of us are still living blind, lame and paralyzed lives- We have been lame in terms of being stuck in one place for a long time and paralyzed from doing anything about our pitiful condition.

Story above is all about a man that was lame and had been in the same condition for over  38yrs, waiting for the moving of the water by the Angel of the Lord.......what have you been waiting upon the lord for?

Jesus christ was born some years after this man's infirmity started, because we were made to know that Christ only used 33yrs on the face of the earth, meaning that before the coming of christ, the said man was waiting for the manifestation of Christ the Messiah. (Isaiah.40:31 "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.")

Mant times, we keep waiting for things that we could have taken just like that.........just like the man by the said pool of bethseda........he was waiting for the stirring of the pool........(Isaiah.60:1 "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.")

Are you waiting for the stirring? Note that when Christ healed the said man, He did not use the water movement............  (Isaiah.55:8-9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.)

Let me talk a little bit about stirring. Whenever stirring occurs, their must have been a sort of ENERGY that must have caused such stirring to occur. That energy is an external force and it's something that you and I cannot see with ordinary naked eye (Just like you seeing The Holy Spirit, but you can feel the effect).
Whenever the stirring occur, people jumps in and such, causes healing, but as for the case of this man, he could not get any one that will carry him inside the water(Is this applicable to you in the sense that you cannot see an helper that will assist you?).

I need to tell you that as long as the sirring occur, the power to make is made available unto you, but many atimes, we do not realize that the stirring had occured and we keep waiting for the stirring....Hmmmmmmm (Do you know if what you are waiting for had already been made available unto you?) Sometimes, all that we need is just to take posession and nothing more. Why do people have to suffer for long when God whom is called God of Mercy is right beside them?

Let us look at the book of Exodus.14:15  ^"And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward;  but lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

Some people, like Moses, see a need...and it’s important that we can see the needs around us. Often do we carry around a burden for a certain situation, problem. Many have, for years, carried around a burden for someone’s salvation...or for a healing...or maybe a deliverance of a habit or lifestyle,and God hears those prayers and cries for help. But when God chooses us to be the instrument for deliverance...we’re so quick to say, "Hey, not me what could I possibly do?" Call the pastor...or call the elders, but God said to Moses: "Look at what you have in your hand right now. You can take what you have and use it to meet the need - if you let Me help you." The key to the miraculous is first of all seeing the need - but then letting God use what is in your hand."

Assuming moses had decided not to stretch the Rod, Pharaho's army would have killed them. Are you stretching or still asking questions about what you see when God is saying MOVE my Child?

Isaiah.60:1 "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee."

Ephesians.5:14 "Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light."

Ephesians.5:17 "Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is."


Stop acting Ignorantly and discover the purpose of God for your life. THEN TAKE CHARGE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hosea.4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children."

 

STOP FIGURING IT OUT THE WAY YOU THINK

 

When you argue against REALITY (God's Word), you are definately walking your way unto the path of total destruction (meaning, you will loose out, suffer, death, poverty, shame)

 

Jesus went through pain, while fulfilling his purpose because we were his passion.

 Have you gotten God's purpose for your life?....... be rest assured that with this purpose, pain might come along with it.....Remember Joseph in the bible.........he went through pain/suffering before the dream for is life came into actualization..... just put your focus unto God and you will see the goodness that lies right in the so called pain that flows along with the purpose.
 

You have never been created to be a misfit....the devil is a liar and you don't have to claim that mess or let someone hang that tag on you.
Get yourself together mount up wings like an eagle and begin to fly. Thev sky is meant for you to fly and not walking on the ground, stop mourning over all your wasted years and get on the path that your creator had set for you. Stop hanging on your downfall... 'cause your downfall might be a stepping stone unto your own greatness.
Remember Joseph's story, from God's Vision, he got himself into slavery, then into being an houseboy, then into Firstclass prisoner. Its was from prison that God's vision was made manifest upon his life. Stop thinking that its over...... Its not yet because God says its not yet over yet.

 

All that is needed by you is to delight yourself in the way that God had planned for you as person. It might seems as if its not a good way, but listen it is the rigth way. though it seems rough, just go through 'cause He (God) didn't say that the road will be smooth, all He wanted is for you to obey and not complain. His plan differs from all of your stuff that you're thinking off, keep moving 'cause that so called... road might not look good in your sight, but to Him that sent you, Its the right and the good way. The so called misfit is path of His own methodology that will get you into the right Place. There is always a place mapped out and their is always a path in which you need to pass through.

 Road unto the place where Joseph need to become the Prime minister is all through The HOLE, SELLING into SLAVERY, Becoming an HOUSEBOY, then into the PRISON before the PALACE. 

 You don't dictate the way that you need to tread upon, but God does that. All that you need is being OBEDIENT unto Him. He knows all is best for you. Stop complaning and keep FOCUS. (Looking unto Jesus whom is the author and the finisher of your faith). Your DESTINY IS IN THE FIRE. If you run away from that "FIRE", then you are RUNNING away from your DESTINY...........

 Note that every stage of your life (As long as you are Obedient unto Him), God is their by your side.

 STOP COMPLANING, JUST BE OBEDIENT.

Hope its you that I'm talking to?........................."naomi speaks"

 

Stop listening to a bunch of boring people (Idol worshipers) talking about boring “gods stuff’’ (heresy), “gods” that has no mouth nor ear, “gods” that cannot assist themselves not to talk about others.

What I do is to shut them up and tell them all about the REAL GOD whom is known as the Almighty One, King of kings and Lord of lords, the only wise one that knows the beginning and the ending.

All that you and I need is to stop them from all of their boring meetings through our voice being made known throughout the entire world. What I meant by this is to take our position and get them all out of business.

 

JESUS IS LORD...............