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TRUTH OVER LIES: LIES ABOUT HAPPINESS

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LIE: Happiness can be found apart from God

Read: Psalm 68:3, 144:15, 146:5; Hebrews 1:9 and SOAP: Psalm 4:6-7

Truth: Many people say, “Who will show us better times?” Let your face smile on us, LORD. You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine. In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O LORD, will keep me safe.

Psalm 4:6-7 NLT
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
  • Can you truly be happy apart from God?
  • Why or why not?

Psalm 68:3 declares that the righteous will be glad and celebrate because of God. He is the reason for our joy and our salvation. He gives us purpose and life. Those who do not believe often try to fill their lives with other things, but they ultimately are unsatisfied. – 

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Think about your life, or more specifically your day, and make a list of things that make you happy. Now, what if all those things were stripped away from you, could you still be happy? Would the day be a good day, or a bad day? Would life still be worth living? I fear that many of us would answer those questions with an unapologetic, “no.” –  

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TRUTH OVER LIES: LIES ABOUT HAPPINESS

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Lie: Happiness cannot be found in trials

Read: James 1:2-4 and 12, Romans 5:3-5, 1 Peter 4:12-13 and SOAP: James 1:2-4

Truth: Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

James 1:2-4
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
  • How is it possible to be joyful during hard times?

Most of us do not sing praises when a nail punctures the tire of our car on the drive to work or when we lose a job. Instead, we get frustrated at our situation. Yet, we can experience joy in trials. – 

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TRUTH OVER LIES: LIES ABOUT HAPPINESS

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Lie: Money Brings Happiness

Read: Ecclesiastes 5:10, Hebrews 13:5 and SOAP: Hebrews 13:5

Truth: Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!

(Hebrews 13:5) NLT

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

  • Why shouldn’t we love money?
  • What is a proper view of money?

King Solomon, the wealthiest and wisest king of Israel, said in Ecclesiastes 5:10 that the person who loves wealth will never be satisfied. How much do you rely on money for your own satisfaction?

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People like money, but it can only bring superficial, temporary happiness. It cannot bring joy or contentment. And, money can too easily be a stumbling block for us and become an idol in our lives.

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