The Search for Happiness
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It’s ok to hurt
We will face trouble in this life
1. We will face trouble in this life
It’s ok to hurt
It’s ok to hurt
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.”
4 My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me.
5 Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
1 How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
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16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
It’s ok to be ok
4. It’s ok to be ok
4. It’s ok to be ok
The secret: "...being renewed day by day." Following Jesus is not a one-time thing. We must stay connected to "The source of life."
22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
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Joy is found IN Christ
b. Joy is found IN Christ
It’s important to fill my life with the things that STIR my affection for Him.
It’s important to cut out of my life the things that ROB my affection for Him.