RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT HAPPINESS IS NOT RELATED TO ONE ABSOLUTE LEVEL OF WEALTH.

RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT HAPPINESS IS NOT

RELATED TO ONE ABSOLUTE LEVEL OF

WEALTH

WHAT MATTERS IS ONE’S RELATIVE

WEALTH COMPARED TO OTHER PEOPLE.

SO IF I DO A GOOD JOB, COULD YOU CUT THIS

GUY’S PAY?

Now I’ll be happy

Psalms 118

1 Give thanks to the LORD,

for he is good;

his love endures forever.

Psalms 118

1 Give thanks to the LORD,

for he is good;

his love endures forever.

HERE I AM CONTENT TO BE HAPPY

HERE I AM CONTENT TO BE HAPPY

... BUT NOT EUPHORIC.

SO NOW I’M NO LONGER CONTENT. I’M UNHAPPY.

MY DAY IS RUINED.

SO NOW I’M NO LONGER CONTENT. I’M UNHAPPY.

MY DAY IS RUINED.I NEED TO STOP THINKING WHILE

I’M AHEAD.

Count your blessings, name them one by one;Count your blessings, see what God hath done;Count your blessings, name them one by one,And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,Count your many blessings name them one by one,And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,Count your many blessings name them one by one,And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

Matthew 51 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them.

Matthew 5 2 ... He said: 3 “Blessed are...

Happiness is a subjective state, whereas Jesus is making an objective judgment about these people. He is declaring not what they may feel like (‘happy’), but what God thinks of them and what on that account they are: they are ‘blessed’.John Stott Sermon on the Mount

Happiness is a subjective state, whereas Jesus is making an objective judgment about these people. He is declaring not what they may feel like (‘happy’), but what God thinks of them and what on that account they are: they are ‘blessed’.John Stott Sermon on the Mount


When you look at others with their lands and gold,Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold.Count your many blessings, money cannot buyYour reward in heaven, nor your Lord on high.

When you look at others with their lands and gold,Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold.Count your many blessings, money cannot buyYour reward in heaven, nor your Lord on high.


Are you ever burdened with a load of care?Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,And you will be singing as the days go by .

Are you ever burdened with a load of care?Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,And you will be singing as the days go by .


So amid the conflict, whether great or small,Do not be discouraged, God is over all;Count your many blessings, angels will attend,Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end .

So amid the conflict, whether great or small,Do not be discouraged, God is over all;Count your many blessings, angels will attend,Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end .

But if we think of Jesus simply sitting there telling people how to behave properly, we will miss what was really going on. These ‘blessings’, the ‘wonderful news’ that he’s announcing, are not saying ‘try hard to live like this.’ They are saying that people who already are like that are in good shape. They should be happy and celebrate.NT Wright New Testament for Everyone

But if we think of Jesus simply sitting there telling people how to behave properly, we will miss what was really going on. These ‘blessings’, the ‘wonderful news’ that he’s announcing, are not saying ‘try hard to live like this.’ They are saying that people who already are like that are in good shape. They should be happy and celebrate.NT Wright New Testament for Everyone

RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT HAPPINESS IS NOT RELATED TO ONE ABSOLUTE LEVEL OF WEALTH.

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