Who is willing to believe today, that happiness is the matter of one’s heart? We live in a materialistic world where happiness is tied to commodities and is priced very high. Many think happiness is the absence of unhappiness, which is not, nor is it exactly the opposite of unhappiness. It’s neither jubilation nor ecstatic joy because those are not enduring emotions. They come and go. You receive a gift and you’re thrilled; you’re elated. Few months later, chances are you’ve forgotten the moment entirely.
A quantum
mechanical principle, the Pauli Exclusion Principle, states that ‘no two particles
can occupy the same space at the same time. Let’s apply the principle to our
lives. The book in your hand and your coffee cup, for instance, can’t occupy
the same space. Your hat and your shoe can’t occupy the same space. The space
will hold one thing or the other, but not both. You can place your hat on top
of your shoe and the cup on top of the book, but neither one can occupy the
exact same area of space at the same time. Occupying space is what separates
matter from light. Matter takes up a volume of space, and no other matter
particle can occupy it.’.
Does it tell
us something? “The
peace in you can’t occupy the same space as the anxiety in you. Happiness can’t
share the same space with sadness and fear. Love can’t share the same space with
bitterness. In order for love to operate fully within you, bitterness must step
aside. In order for faith to manifest itself fully in you, doubt must fall
away. Anxiety must move over for peace to reign in you. In the same way, if you
hang on to negative emotions, they will muscle out the good ones” Marie Chapian
We assume the future will be better than the present, things will always be happier tomorrow. It is good to have positive thinking and hope positively, but does positive thinking alone guarantees life? We cling to hopes that fail us most of the time. We are also taught that health, autonomy, social involvement, fulfilling work, and the quality of our environment are the real sources of happiness. But are they? Unless we hold on to the source of happiness, we are bound to be disappointed quite often. The source of happiness is God himself not using God to find something else beside God. The Bible says, “Happy are the people whose God is the LORD.”. When we find God, we find life and happiness. You will most importantly be blessed with peace which is a rare commodity in today’s world. Jesus says, “..no one will take your joy from you.”. would you like to commit your life and find God who is the source of all happiness?
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