The fantastic bassist/guitarist and soul shoutin' sista'! Debra Killings on "Fat City!" 8th & 11th February! 
Ten Rules for Happier Living
Everyone wants to be happy. But many fall in their quest to find that elusive prize because they are looking in the wrong places. Proverbs 16:20 tells us: "Whoever trust in the Lord, happy is he/she".
And Psalm 146: 5 indicates that happiness comes to those who find their help and hope in God. The foundation for happiness is a proper relationship with the Lord. But to fully experience that happiness, we must build on that foundation in practical ways.
Here is my personal list of Ten Rules for Happier Living:
- Give something away.
- Do a kindness.
- Give thanks always.
- Work with vim and vigor.
- Visit the elderly, the foreigner, the lonely and learn from their experience
- Look intently into the face of a baby and marvel.
- Laugh often---it's life's lubricant.
- Pray to know God's way.
- Plan as though you will live forever-you will.
- Live as though today is your last day on earth.
These are excellent ideas for living a happy life. Undergird each of these rules with praise, and your happiness will be complete.
Autas se, jonka apuna on Jaakobin Jumala, se, joka panee toivonsa Herraan, Jumalaansa... (Happy is he/she who has the God of Jacob for his/her help. Psalm 146:5)
Minä ylistän Herraa kaiken ikäni, veisaan kiitosta Jumalalleni, niin kauan kuin elän. ("Praise the Lord, O my soul! While I live I will praise the Lord!" Ps. 146.2)
Trusting and obeying the Lord brings true happiness.
Angel House International Missions Ministries Association r.f.
Christian-Charles de Plicque,
Karleby Finland 2010 (c) RDH ODB
