Why are we here? To be happy? To be free? Are they the same?
We are here to “share in the goodness of his (God’s) own blessed life. For this reason, at every time and in every place, God draws close to man. He calls man to seek him, to know him, to love him with all his strength.” CCC1
We are here to seek God, to know God, and to love God with all of our strength.
When we do that, sometimes we’ll experience happiness. But guess what else we’ll experience sometimes? Suffering and sadness and pain.
This shouldn’t be a surprise. Just look to the life of Christ. Was it all about being happy – or did he sacrifice and suffer here and there?
What do we really want? We want freedom. And as we grow in our seeking God and knowing God, we will find ourselves going to a place beyond happiness or sadness where we find this freedom. And when we grow in loving him with all of our strength, we’ll find ourselves living the right way no matter how we feel.
Stop chasing happiness. Instead, try chasing God and find your freedom along the way.
We are here to “share in the goodness of his (God’s) own blessed life. For this reason, at every time and in every place, God draws close to man. He calls man to seek him, to know him, to love him with all his strength.” CCC1
We are here to seek God, to know God, and to love God with all of our strength.
When we do that, sometimes we’ll experience happiness. But guess what else we’ll experience sometimes? Suffering and sadness and pain.
This shouldn’t be a surprise. Just look to the life of Christ. Was it all about being happy – or did he sacrifice and suffer here and there?
What do we really want? We want freedom. And as we grow in our seeking God and knowing God, we will find ourselves going to a place beyond happiness or sadness where we find this freedom. And when we grow in loving him with all of our strength, we’ll find ourselves living the right way no matter how we feel.
Stop chasing happiness. Instead, try chasing God and find your freedom along the way.