The Voice of Truth

We all have people that speak into our lives. Sometimes it's good advice. Other times it's not. It seems like everyone has an opinion about how we should be living our lives these days. But who is right? Is anyone?

I met a guy this year at a Christian music festival. He has Cerebral Palsy and has to communicate with a tablet. After I got used to assembling his words and letters into sentences we had a great conversation about heaven and hell.

Christians have a wide variety of beliefs but ultimately I think we all just really want to know the truth. Deep down inside we are seekers. Designed and created to worship, we are always seeking things to worship. Sometimes it's drugs, sometimes it's alcohol. But most often it is ourselves. We seek our own happiness above all else.

God's Holy Spirit, The Voice of Truth, guides us along on our spiritual journey. He introduces us to people, places us in certain situations for our benefit and God's glory. We just have to be obedient to listen to that still, small voice of His.

If everything we do is based on being obedient to God's Holy Spirit and His leading us, why do we all seem so concerned about our happiness?

Seeking our own happiness is where we get into trouble. God does not want us to be happy, contrary to what many television pastors say. God wants us to experience joy, not merely happiness. Joy can be found in worship. Joy can be found in loving others. Joy is actually found in obedience.

Don't settle for just happiness in your life. Seek joy. Seek the truth.

"8 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls." - 1 Peter 1:8-9

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