We are destined to be happy.

We always thought that getting what we wanted will make us happy. If we achieved something that we truly want or we get something that we think we deserved but not all cases is like that. I will set Adam and Eve for as an example. Why after Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit and get the knowledge of good and evil like what the serpent has promised to them , they experienced a happiness but it is only a short term happiness and in the end they began to feel sorrow and regrets.

During those times that they didn't ate that fruit , they are living in a paradise. A place that is full of happiness and there's no sorrow and then I realized maybe discontentment of what God has provided to us is the reason why we feel unhappiness.

Maybe we feel the sorrow because we are not contented on the things that God has plan for us.

There's a solution about it and you know what it is? It is God Himself. Like what Paul wrote in Philippians 4:13, " I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. " and there's a line before that passage. It's the " I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret living in every situation, whether it so with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or with little.

This passage only show that contentment is the key and Paul learned how to be contented because of Christ and there's a important ingredients of being contented. It is gratitude. Give thanks to all the things that God has given us.

There's also a pasage saying " Always be joyful and never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this God's will for you who belongs to Christ Jesus" This passage is so beautiful and if we only apply this to our life , we will feel the contentment in Christ.

This is the will of God to us, that we will always be joyful. From the very start God wants us to be happy but some of you will ask this question. How will I feel the happiness if there's a lot of problem in my life? If I have lot of depts. If I don't have a girlfriend? If I am having a hard time to loss weight?

There are times that we waited to achieve something or recieved something before we choose to be happy or to be happy but if we achieved those we still find reasons not to be contented on our achievement and wait for other achievement and think that it will make us more happy and the scenario will repeat until we never feel the contentment.

Example is when we are still young , we always wish that we want to be an adult to be able to do what we want. We thought that doing what we want on adult days will make us happy. Time passed , youre on college and you want to graduate already because you want to have a job and then that's the time you're waiting for. You have a job now , you earn your money and you can now do what you want and buy what you love but why other people still wishing they want to be student again?

Then this cycle with only repeat. We don't have to wait for something in our life for us to be happy. We don't need to wait on the problem to be solve before we can laugh. We don't need to have a partner or to loss weight to be happy. We can be happy for what we really are.

We need to be thankful in all circumstances. Whether it in abundance or sorrows. I know it is hard for us if we didn't practice is but believe me it's worth it when you choose to accept and engaged all the circumstances in your life and be thankful.

Be thankful if you are cleaning the mess after the party. It's means that you are surrounded with friends.

Be thankful because you are paying for taxes. It means youre earning above minimum.

Be thankful because in every morning that you woke up with the alarm clock of your roommate. It means God has given you another morning.

There's a lot of reason to be deppressed and complain in life but there's also many reason be thankful.

Do you want to be happy everytime?

Learn how to pray and be grateful in ever situation and be contented on what God has provided for you.