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"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:19)

Know this!  Life gives you many things on your plate. One thing is certain, sometimes, life is not fair. There is difference in everything that you get and what others get. Here comes the question of choices. I have come across people who were dealt a very good hand by life but they felt no reason to be happy. I have also come across people who played with a very bad hand and won the game.

We all have choices. Your choices sometimes make you happy but other times they make you sad. What you choose to do and how you chose to act affects your immediate life and your long range goals. You can make some changes in your choices and learn to love life again. The first thing that you must do is decide that you want to be happy. Being happy is not a given with life. Everything that you do plays a part in your happiness. When you decide to look at the good things in your life, you are on the way to finding your true happiness. You must learn to seek out those people who always seem to be upbeat, positive people. If possible, you should stay far away from those who are always "down in the mouth', unpleasant or chronically unhappy. It is extremely hard to learn to love life if you are surrounded by those who do not.

Choices Determine How You Feel

Part of making choices depends upon your own attitude and whether or not you are generally positive. By tuning into how you feel if you are lonely, dejected, and unhappy or even being ignored, you can learn if there might be better options for your behavior and some way to choose to act in any of those situations. Choices you make will determine how you feel at any given time. The friends we enjoy being around make personal decisions to be happy and not be "down in the mouth". You can do the same thing by watching others who always seem happy and by making conscious efforts to keep ourselves in a happy place and not let the little things bug you or make you react negatively. Being a positive person is a choice that takes time to learn to do but becomes easier the more times you do it. You can actually learn to love life simply by making choices that make you happy and choosing to react in a happy way.

Bishop Bernard Jordan

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