Be Happy!
Be Happy! (Matthew 5:4-5)
1. What does it mean to “mourn”? Sometimes something doesn’t make sense to us and is still awesome. Jesus states in Matthew 5:4-5 that those who mourn and the gentle (or “meek”) shall be happy. How is that possible? Once again, God designed us to care for others. We become happiest when we hit that sweet spot that researchers call “flow” or that time when we are doing something we know we should be doing.
2. What does it mean to be meek? Can a person be strong and “meek”?
Mourning 101: (1) if someone dies do not become an amateur theologian, just be present; (2) help but don’t do everything for them; (3) don’t talk about how “you know just how they feel.” Meekness 101: (1) empathize even if the person has done something wrong. We are all sinners!; (2) listen (and that means putting your phone down); (3) pray for them and with them. John the Baptist said it succinctly when he stated “He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30). Jesus said, “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.” (Matt. 16:25).
3. How can these things make us happy? Share any examples you may have.
The counterintuitive way to happiness is to focus less on your self and more on God and others.
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1. What does it mean to “mourn”? Sometimes something doesn’t make sense to us and is still awesome. Jesus states in Matthew 5:4-5 that those who mourn and the gentle (or “meek”) shall be happy. How is that possible? Once again, God designed us to care for others. We become happiest when we hit that sweet spot that researchers call “flow” or that time when we are doing something we know we should be doing.
2. What does it mean to be meek? Can a person be strong and “meek”?
Mourning 101: (1) if someone dies do not become an amateur theologian, just be present; (2) help but don’t do everything for them; (3) don’t talk about how “you know just how they feel.” Meekness 101: (1) empathize even if the person has done something wrong. We are all sinners!; (2) listen (and that means putting your phone down); (3) pray for them and with them. John the Baptist said it succinctly when he stated “He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30). Jesus said, “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.” (Matt. 16:25).
3. How can these things make us happy? Share any examples you may have.
The counterintuitive way to happiness is to focus less on your self and more on God and others.
Miss a message? You can catch up at: www.christscommunity.net/media
