Money Can't Buy Joy

There is so much confusion in the world about how to attain happiness and a state of bliss.  However, we understand that eternal bliss, joy and peace are the fruits of a person that has spent time with Jesus.  Don't lean on quick gimmicks and empty pursuits to provide you with the strength and contentment that you desire.  They will only leave you wanting more and in the end they will never fulfill their promise.  Recently, on one of the prevalent reality TV shows that you can find on television these days, a harsh reality was exposed before our eyes.  A group of wealthy men who were involved in the financial industry in New York gathered together and were discussing how much money they would have to have in their account before they would tell the man upstairs (their boss) to go fly a kite.  They were young and ambitious men so you can imagine the tone of their conversation. Each man shared their number and they were all very lofty and ambitious figures, but they justified it by describing their affluent lifestyles.  It eventually came to a man that, unlike the other men, gave a number that he felt was adequate for him to live a modest lifestyle in the Midwest.  When he shared his figure of 3 million dollars with the rest of the group they laughed and began to mock his low aspirations.  In their mind he was settling for a less than average life. 

There are people all around us that are falling for this lie.  The lie that the things this world has to offer them will bring them all the Joy and happiness that they long for.  Instead all they will find is the empty sounds of regret and the constant struggle for more. 

1Corinthians 1:25 "For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength."

Friend, do not lean on your own means and security to find the Joy that you are searching for.  For the Bible says that, that pursuit is foolishness, but it is a wise man who pursues the One who gives true Life and Joy.