Following Christ English

1. The Lord can provide you with more happiness than material possessions. 2. If you are a good follower of Jesus Christ and maintain your faith, you will be replenished with His joy alongside your own. 3. Joy and happiness have the power to heal, while the opposite can cause great pain. 4. Happiness isn’t eternal, but know that on the harder days, you can still experience laughter and joy even if you are in pain. 5. Be peaceful and joyful, and be blessed by God. 6. If you follow a good and righteous life, you will be rewarded by God with bounds of joy. 7. It is God’s sincere pleasure to be with you. So, know that even as you work towards salvation, you can feel joy again just as God finds happiness in helping you.

1. No matter what you go through in life or what sins you may have committed in the past, if you look towards God and ask for forgiveness, you will always find happiness. 2. God wants you to be happy and find joy in life’s pleasures, while also doing good and helping others be just as content. 3. By believing God, you can find happiness even in the darkest hours when that emotion feels almost unattainable. 4. At the very heart of being faithful is happiness, joy, goodness, and all the virtues that align with such traits. 5. If you maintain your trust in God and strive to do your best, you will be rewarded in happiness. But if you follow a sinful path instead, God will not grant you such joy. 6. There exists both happiness and sadness, but on the harder days, remember that God has created both emotions to remind you that this too will pass and you will feel joy again. 7. Those who have a good and joyful heart are excellent followers of the Lord. 8. If you feel happy on the i

1. Acting to God’s standards and sacrificing to make Him happy should be what carries you through the day. 2. God’s happiness is your happiness — it’s a mutual benefit between each other. 3. Always remember that God can guide you through any difficult situation, even when you’re at your lowest. 4. This quote reminds God’s followers to keep loving Him even when they are bountiful and blessed. 5. All of God’s rules and commandments were made specifically to provide happiness to His people and followers. 6. Even if we are suffering, we should be happy that we are in God’s graces. 7. Life is full of ups and downs — moments where we wonder if He has abandoned us. But with His guidance, we can find happiness and make it to His side after death. 8. We shouldn’t run away from the problems that we face in life. We are stronger and happier because of these obstacles. 9. You can find happiness and strength if you stay away from sin and keep a strong faith.

1. Trusting that God has a handle on our lives is our only source of hope. You should find comfort in the idea that He knows what He’s doing. 2.A person that trusts in God and believes in Him will always be in God’s good grace, unlike the person who doesn’t and goes against His teachings. 3. If you have put your full trust in God, you will be granted happiness and don’t need to worry about misfortune. 4. Someone who is in God’s good graces will always find happiness, but people with bad intentions will wish to be in His good graces but will never receive it. 5. We are taught to be scared of God’s anger, but He never stays angry for too long. But His happiness with you will be life-long. 6. God has limitless love for all of His servants. If you truly believe this, God will grant all of your wishes. 7. God is the true source of happiness, strength, hope, and wisdom. Those who are in His favor will always have these things. 8. God will always be present in your life and no mat

"A time to seek, and a time to lose; There is a time to keep, and a time to throw away; Ecclesiastes 3.6 What more do our children need from us when they are sad? (1) Our honesty. They should know that we are also hurting. When they see you crying but you tell them, "I'm fine," they're confused. They think that either you are not feeling the pain, and the tears mean nothing, or you are not being real with them. They need to know the real you, so they can be real with you and trust you with their sorrows. (2) Our awareness of their feelings without being defensive about them. For them, as far as you are concerned, there is “a time to weep…mourn…lose” (vv. 4, 6 NKJV). God has made all these experiences "appropriate in their time" (v.11 NAS). Don't stifle or invalidate their sadness, anger, and depression. It's part of their God-given humanity, and will help them become balanced, compassionate adults. (3) Sensitive listening. Children l

There is a time to look for things and a time to stop looking, a time to keep things and a time to throw away things, Ecclesiastes 3:6  How can we help our children navigate life’s losses? (1) Don’t underestimate their capacity for grief. Children are often the “forgotten” grievers. Their pain is real and intense; recognize and validate it. (2) Don’t avoid talking about the loss when they’re present. Excluding them from adults in mourning denies them the opportunity for support, and increased understanding about their loss. Include them in the family’s collective grief experience. (3) Encourage them to share their feelings about the loss. Teach them that being “real” is more important than being “strong,” and confirm that their feelings matter. Very young children have limited understanding about the meaning, permanence, and irreversibility of death. They can only talk about it briefly and concretely. Older children understand its meaning and should be encouraged to talk ab

There is a time to look for things and a time to stop looking, a time to keep things and a time to throw away things, Ecclesiastes 3:6 God’s Word neither ignores nor minimizes the painful realities of life. Inevitably, we and our loved ones will experience life’s losses: illness, aging, death, divorce, disability, loss of independence, unemployment, financial reversals, etc. Today’s culture prepares us for gain, but not for loss; to dance, but not to mourn (See Ecc 3:4). Major losses throw us into unchartered territory. So, we need to understand the dynamics of our loss in order to help us through it and back to living again. Life-changing loss begins with bereavement—the agony of feeling that something or someone indispensable to us has been ripped away, leaving us feeling robbed. Then comes grief—searing emotions of overwhelming sorrow that are often accompanied by anger, distress, confusion, and helplessness. Next, we move into the mourning stage—and begin to express our

There is a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pull up plants, Ecclesiastes 3:2 Researchers at the Colorado Institute of Grief offer us this helpful four-stage path to recovery. Stage one – Shock. Our initial response is one of denial and disbelief. “I can’t believe this is happening…it’s not real!” There is a numbing of our senses, a God-designed natural “anesthesia” that buffers the early blow and allows us time to gather our coping mechanisms. Stage two – Protest. We feel anger and resentment against God, yet we feel guilty for blaming Him. We may blame ourselves, the doctors, the patient, and question God’s love and faithfulness—even bargaining with Him. “If You will just do a miracle and bring them back, I will…” Stage three – Disorganization. Everything comes apart at the seams. The lifestyle we knew and loved unravels. The dreams we cherished evaporate. We feel hopeless, powerless, lost in a strange, empty universe. Secondary losses may l