Source of Happiness 🐦

I remember that day very clearly. Surrounded by so many people and yet, felt so alone. I knew there was so much noise as my friends were engaging in conversations in an attempt to cheer me up but somehow, I could not hear a thing. I laughed here and there but at most instances, had no idea what the joke was about. I was deep in my thoughts. Now that I think about it, I cannot even believe how consumed I was in my own thoughts. I felt suffocated. Now imagine feeling alone and suffocated. AT THE SAME TIME! As I sat there, with mixed emotions (so much joy from the presence of my loving, 'funny' friends together with the pain of just having lost a loved one) and in my own thoughts. I remember feeling completely numb and as though I am sleeping when infact, I was wide awake. I was so appalled by what suddenly came out of my mouth. It was not loud enough for everyone to hear, but I heard it. I asked God, 'Okay, what now? What am I supposed to do with myself now? What were YOU thinking?'. I did not realize it back then but now I see that I placed my happiness in someone else (my late boyfriend). This was not fair to both myself and to him. I have not perfected my TRUE source of happiness but I will share with you today what has been working for me,


We all make this mistake where we think that everyone is obligated to make us happy. It is always about US and how WE feel. If someone does not make us happy enough then, you know, we are "just not feeling it". Then we end up saying things like "Its not you, its me"
To an extent, this is true!
What is your source of happiness? Does your happiness come from people and/or things? If so, then that is dangerous.
See, the disadvantage of depending on other people for your happiness is that once they are gone or when they are not able to give to you whatever you need to be happy, you wont be happy. I know this full well. When my late boyfriend left, I suddenly felt like I had no purpose. I kept thinking to myself "No one can ever make me as happy as he made me" and even "What is life without him?".
This changed for me when I started to learn the meaning of true happiness.


If you truly want to be happy, you need to adopt a culture of thanksgiving. Be thankful in everything. Be thankful for everything. For me, personally, adopting this culture changed my life. In place of thoughts like "How can I live without him?", I instead began thinking "Thank God I got the opportunity to know him".
Always looking at the bright side of things makes it so much easier to be happy.

In a nutshell, YOU are responsible for your own happiness! Not your parents, your boyfriend or girlfriend, your friends, and not even those designer clothes and shoes that you like. True source of happiness does not come from material things, it comes from within. What do you have dwelling within you? Be woke, guys. Stop pursuing the wrong things because you are in search of temporary happiness.

True happiness came into my life when I found Christ in the midst of my pain.When I was in great need, He was there for me and He still is. His love for me compels me to be grateful in all my life situations. I remain thankful as I look to Him strongly believing that He will see me through and will never give me something I cannot handle. He always fills me up with joy even when I do not find a reason to be happy.  Oh the love of God amazes me!💜
Brothers and sisters, do not be discouraged. If you read this post, you had the intention of finding out what the true source of happiness is. I just want to tell you that this is not a coincidence and God has planned a divine meeting with you and is trying to reach out to you. Take time to get to know Him for who He is. And remember, be thankful in ALL that you do.

May the God of Hope fill you with all JOY and PEACE as you trust in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit - Rom 15:13
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