Title: How to live a happy life
Colossians (21) How to live a happy life
(Colossians 4:5-6)
"Happiness in Jesus"
This is the testimony of a deacon. His wife was naturally springy and greedy. So he could not satisfy his wife with his small salary. Occasionally, when I went to a friend's house and saw something good, I started getting annoyed and ripped off from that evening and said something that was incredibly self-defeating. On the other hand, I felt sorry for not being able to treat my wife well, but because I thought I had to live with a wife who complained for the rest of my life, my situation was really miserable.
Everyone has an attribute that they want to air. So are housewives. In modern society, the wind is getting stronger. If you try to block the wind like it did in the past, your feelings will hurt more, your heart will become more distant, and your relationship will become more difficult. When a wife goes to church at such a time, it is a good thing for her husband. Why is it good?
First, because the holy wind that a wife has quells other bad winds. What will the women church members do together? Would you like to go dancing? Would you like to gamble? Would you like to do group shopping? The worst thing to do would be chattering. On the other hand, there are countless things you are good at. When we meet, we worship, comfort each other, teach each other how to understand each other, and exhort us to forgive and respect our husbands. Such a holy wind calms the winds of many evil temptations, so you don't know how grateful and reassuring your wife is if she attends the right church.
Second, it is because the wife has more trust in her husband who supports her church life. In the old days, there was only the life of the husband, and the life of the wife was scarce, and the wife only wanted to see her husband. In such an atmosphere, the wives looked at their husbands on the outside and hated on the inside. However, if husbands acknowledge and support their wife's church life, they will more trust in their husbands who respect their life and character.
The opposite is also true. A husband who attends church is much less likely to fall for the temptations of the world. Especially Korean men rarely read books. However, a good sermon is sometimes more nourishing to the heart than a good book, and that sermon broadens your horizons and deepens your understanding, and makes you drink less. As a result, the divorce rate for couples who attend church together is significantly lower. In that sense, there is nothing as blessed as your spouse attending church well. A spouse who goes to church well is a blessing in one word.
Just like that, as the deacon's wife went to church, her life began to change, so she stopped reading magazines and started reading the Bible, and as friends from the world were cut off one by one and the church members became friends, where she went, what she wanted, and how she lived was completely changed. has changed. In the past, when I went to a friend's house, I started getting irritated and ripped off, but after I believed, my face was always bright and full of joy when I went to church. Then, although her husband's salary was still low, the family gradually became a paradise. The husband confessed. “Now, because of my wife, I have a taste for flesh. I am really happy.”
"The way to live a happy life"
Happiness is not far away. How can I live happily? First, we must live a life that is the light of the world (verse 5). Do not separate faith and life. In other words, faith must be life and life must be faith. Don't keep criticizing the world because it's corrupt. The world did not rot overnight. The world has decayed from the moment man became a sinner in the Garden of Eden. It is not the job of the saints to review and criticize it over and over again, but realize the purpose of God sending Himself to such a corrupt world and live within that purpose. Then you will feel full of happiness.
Second, we must save time (verse 5). A successful person is someone who knows how to differentiate between the important and the unimportant, to allocate time and focus on the things that matter. In fact, time is as important as money. Money is capital, but time is also capital. All capital in the world can be accumulated, but time cannot. So, those who are busy, who set priorities and manage their time wisely and well, will win. Being busy is not something to complain about, but something to be grateful for. But don't be busy without thinking. Work is important, but rest is also important.
Third, we must speak graciously and wisely (verse 6). Why do normal women foolishly fall for the swallows? “Sister-in-law!” If you speak as if you were treating the queen, you are abandoning your wonderful husband who can't speak like that and falling for the swallow tribe. If you have a big heart, buy nice clothes, and show affection in front of your husband, your husband will tell you. “What is this? Are you crazy?” Swallows, on the other hand, say: "Ah! mother-in-law! It suits you!” So you lose your temper. If you want to live a happy life, you need to say good things. Hearing good words will make your life happy, and saying good words will make your life happy.