Top Ten Reasons Christians Have No Right to Be Unhappy

Christians have no right to be unhappy even in a global environment of eXtreme unhappiness and fear.  Christians across the global village represent a monolithic perspective of faith whose baseline standards, principles, and direction come from the believed inspiration of the Creator to the pens of human writers.

These inspirations form the book developed over millennia to become the most published and bestselling work of non – fiction in recorded history, according to Kelly Wright’s article of September 19, 2013 entitled, “Is the Bible Still Relevant?”  In a sidebar note to the article are the words, “Be advised.  The Bible will cause you to think and to act.”

While Christians represent a monolithic idea of faith presented in the Bible, Christians live out their faith and values from its standards, principles, and direction in diverse ways.  Therefore, Christians are monolithic by faith and diverse by expression.

What must distinguish Christians is the living out of faith and values.  When the global community is in fear of economic meltdown, wars, nuclear annihilation, bioweapons, earthquakes, community violence; Christians must, as did Jews living out the holocaust, hold fast to what has been written.  The following from what is written are the top ten reasons Christians have no right to be unhappy:

A Thankful Consciousness

Number One - Psalms 139 vs 14, I will praise thee; for I am like all of your creation fashioned in excellence; I fully know it in my heart.

Courage

Number Two - 2 Timothy 1 vs 7, For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Number Three - Isaiah 54:17a, ⁷ No weapon formed against you shall prosper,

Number Four - Mark 11 vs 23, Jesus speaking says, “When you face an obstacle or challenging trial, as a mountain preventing your forward progress; tell it with your faith filled heart and mouth, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea.  Do not doubt in your mind and heart what you spoke: but believe that those things which you spoke shall happen; you shall have you spoke into existence.

Contentment and Happiness

Number Five - Philippians 4:11, Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever physical or emotional conditional situation I am, therewith to be content.

Reward of Forgiveness

Number Six - Mark 3 vs 28 Verily I say unto you, All your and other’s sins shall be forgiven, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:

Number Seven -2 Corinthians 5 vs 21, For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Number Eight - 2 Corinthians 12 vs 9, And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Security

Number Nine - Matthew 28 vs 20b, Jesus speaking says for all of us who will read, “I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.”

Number Ten - Romans 8 vs 28, And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Being unhappy is a choice.  While no one desires undesirable conditions, the personal power comes from choice to decide response, happy or unhappy. 

The Bible is filled with writings that bring comfort to the condition of the human soul.  The words of Solomon from the Book of Ecclesiastes Chapter 2 verse 24 close of the top ten reasons Christians have no right to be unhappy, “ There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labor.”

Note:  All Biblical References are from the King James Translation.  Paraphrasing where necessary for clearer understanding is my own and italicized.