The Lie that things = Happiness

In a global survey, people were asked to describe their level of happiness on a scale of 1 to 7. 1 was "not at all satisfied with my life" and 7 meant "completely satisfied." The average score for the American multimillionaires who filled in the questionnaire was 5.8. The average for the homeless in Calcutta, India was 2.9. However, those who were just above the 'homeless' band, the slum dwellers in Calcutta scored 4.6. Additionally the Greenland natives, the Inuit and from Kenya the Masai who herd cattle, scored around 5.8.

Holiness and happiness

We live in a world that feeds us the lie that holiness and happiness don't mix. That somehow to be holy would mean giving up the things that make us happy, we need to check our attitudes and thoughts. Holiness is the scriptures is a source of peace, contentment and happiness. It is to be conformed to God's will.

Robert Murray M'Cheyne wrote "The holiest believers are evermore the happiest."