Finding True Happiness

Set Apart Podcast

Leslie Ludy

Education, Christianity, Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2017

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Has your happiness been put on hold until “such and such” finally happens? Ever felt down and depressed after the holidays or after attaining a certain success to find that you still want more? We’ve all been there, and in this episode, Leslie shares a profound truth – true joy is not found in circumstances but in a Person. Includes ways to change your mindset and recenter your perspective on God’s Word rather than your emotions as well as how to delight yourself in the Lord no matter what.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone it's Leslie Lutie host of the Set of Park Girl podcast biblical
0:12.2	encouragement for women of all ages today we're
0:15.4	going to look at such a key topic finding true happiness the world is
0:21.2	constantly telling us if you just go here and do this if you just
0:24.5	experience this if you just buy this if you get that if you achieve this if you attain
0:29.0	that then you'll actually find the happiness that you seek. But the Bible tells us
0:34.3	something very different about finding true happiness. And in many of Elizabeth
0:39.6	Elliot's messages that I've heard she She quotes a philosopher who once said,
0:43.9	all men seek happiness. There are no exceptions. And that truly is what everyone is
0:50.3	after. How do we become happy? The world tells us that getting what we want in
0:55.8	life is what is going to make us happy. But if you've ever had something
1:00.0	fulfilled, a desire fulfilled in your life, maybe you've realized that that is a very short-term
1:05.2	happiness. You might have that temporary high that comes from achieving something or finally
1:11.1	reaching a milestone or getting something that
1:13.7	you've wanted for a really long time but eventually that
1:15.8	exhilaration fades and you find yourself wanting the next thing or
1:20.7	reaching the next my wanting to reach the next milestone or gaining that next
1:24.2	position. And you're always kind of chasing that carrot that's dangling in front of you
1:29.1	looking for that sense of contentment and happiness.
1:33.1	And like I said, the Bible has a completely different prescription
1:36.6	for what leads to real happiness.
1:39.2	If you've ever studied Christian history,
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