Feelings
Slogans based on happiness:
- Open Happiness – Coke a Cola
- Scoop of happiness – Ben and Jerry’s
- Come Hungry, leave happy – IHOP
- Buyer be happy – Best Buy
- Find your happy place in Baltimore – Baltimore city slogan
Judges 21:25 “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.”
Does God care about our feelings?
Feelings are like a fire:
When contained – Cooks, warmth, tool
When not contained – Wildfire, house fire, destruction
Psalms 37:4 “Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
First – Take delight in the Lord
Second – He will give us the desires of our hearts
There are three attitudes towards Lordship
- I want what I want
I want it now scene – https://youtu.be/5wAlQf4WdiE?si=hcmz0sAsiD3C0ePw
Proverbs 19:21 “Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
- I want to do what God wants me to do if…
Frank Sinatra – My way – https://youtu.be/mKRmo30J7vU?si=YedOIcII2RLp-N2n
- I want to do what God wants period
God is more interested in your character than your comfort. Rather have you holy than happy.
Daniel 1:8 “But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way”