God’s Formula for Happiness

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your forbearing spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things; and the God of peace shall be with you. Phil 4:4-9

Someone has well said, “The three enemies of happiness are hurry, worry and debt.” And today we have a lot of people in the world who seem to have lost their happiness, there is no joy in their hearts, but fear.

If anybody had an excuse for worrying, it was the Apostle Paul. His beloved Christian friends at Philippi were disagreeing with one another, and he was not there to help them.

We have no idea what Euodia and Synthyche were disputing about, but whatever it was, it was bringing division into the church. Along with potential the division at Philippi, Paul had to face division among the believers at Rome. 1:14-47 Added to these burdens was the possibility of his own death!

Yes, Paul had a good excuse to worry, but he did not! Instead he takes time to explain to us the secret of victory over worry.

We will just call it - "God’s Formula for Happiness"
1. Worry About Nothing V 6 a
2. Pray About Everything V 6 b
3. Thank God for Anything V 6 c
4. Think on the Right Things V 8

How important are these? Important enough that we will spend the next several days looking at each.....