Hey ya'll! I thought I'd share what we talked about tonight at WOW. We talked about how to be happy, but not taking short cuts. Such as acting happy, listening to music, playing video games, and getting busy. We also talked about that yes, these things will make you happy, but not for long. But God will. So, my youth pastor had us do a taste test. And here is what was going through my mind,
"Oh great, this is not good."And the reason being, is because
sometimes my youth pastor likes to make us well, embarrassed lets just put it and leave it at that. So I walked up to the choices. There was cheese on crackers, Peanut butter on crackers, milk, chocolate chips, baloney, and bacon. Well, I don't eat baloney or bacon, and I don't really drink milk, so that left me to the chocolate chips and the crackers. I just chose the cheese and crackers. It tasted fine and normal. So, I sat back down at my spot and then, my youth pastor told us what was real, and what wasn't.
Real:
The crackers
Fake:
The cheese (Veggie cheese), the Peanut butter (Peanot butter), the milk (Soy milk), the baloney (Veggie baloney), the bacon (Veggie bacon), and the chocolate chips. (Ah man, I forgot what they were really made of! Oops)
But anyway, he was trying to tell us that somethings are not what they seem. Listening to music may make you happy for a short while, but in the long run, no. It won't. But God's love will! Here is a chapter from the bible that he share with us. Read carefully!
Psalms 100
1
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
2
Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs. 3
Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his [a] ;
we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
4
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name. 5
For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations
This may be a short chapter, but it is loaded with information for us on how to be truly happy! Read it again and look at the bold sections more carefully. This is a wonderful chapter, and just like he did, I'm going to encourage you to memorise it! It is only five verses! FIVE! You can do it! I'm sure going to try! Oh yeah, he also played this video for us. We are sponsoring a compassion child in Rwanda. So watch this too!
Hope you all have a wonderful day and rest of the week!