Hungry but happy

HOW DO WE ATTAIN LASTING SATISFACTION?

Desire for the right things
-the righteousness of God
-not positional righteousness (that we are simply made righteous by God through Jesus Christ), but practical righteousness (that we do what God requires us)

Establish your priority
-if we desire the right thing, we will make it our top priority
-our life should revolve around obeying God

Stay within God's will
-obedient (hungering and thirsting) in the present tense, a continuing process we undergo

Immerse in God's Word
-commands to Joshua to not let the word depart from him

Reject anything that will hinder
-Hebrews reminds us to through the things that encumber

Expect God's promise
-Psalm 37:4 says delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart

*based on Matther 5:6
by Ptr. Joy Gotico

From mourning into dancing

Godly mourning brings godly happiness.
-we mourn for personal loss
-we mourn for sin, sorrow, and suffering in the world
-we mourn for our own sin--this is the MOURNING that the beatitudes refers to.

A person knows that he is spiritually poor when he mourns his spiritual condition.

To be comforted, we must recognize what sin does to our lives (Lk.7:46)--leading to unworthiness to anoint Jesus' head.

Sin
- is lawlessness--breaking the law (1John 3:4)
- sometimes leads to physical weakness (Ps32:3-4)
- wreaks havoc in our relationships with each other (Jas4:1)
- places a wedge between sinful man and holy God (Ps66:18)
- must be responded to by repentance--a commitment to change our ways (Lk7:37)
- has been forgiven--and we are free to receive this forgiveness (Lk7:48)


*based on Matthew 5:4; Luke 7:36-50
by Ptr. Joy Gotico