How to Stay Happy in Jesus, Part 1

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

Christianity, Business, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Non-profit, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 15 February 2018

⏱️ 10 minutes

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The great challenge in life is not finding joy, but keeping it! The Lord gives a prescription for a life of joy. Learn these open secrets to happy days. Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journey at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/.Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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0:00.0	Welcome to Enjoying the Journey with Scott Pauli. True and lasting joy is only found in Jesus Christ,
0:13.0	and God has designed the Christian life so that those who follow him will not only enjoy the destination,
0:19.0	they can also enjoy the journey. You see, we're all
0:23.0	travelers in this world, and God has many wonderful truths to teach us along the way. For the next
0:29.2	few moments, we turn our attention to the Word of God, the only roadmap for this journey. You'll find
0:35.1	additional studies and resources online at scotpauly.org.
0:40.4	Join us now as we study the scriptures together. It is our prayer that you will enjoy the journey. For many years, I have been collecting epitaphs.
1:05.2	Now, you know what epitaphs are.
1:06.9	They're the little one line that is allowed on a grave marker.
1:11.1	This is your whole life boiled down to one statement, one phrase.
1:16.2	I've thought so much about what I want my epitaph to be someday.
1:20.0	The truth of the matter is, most of us will not write that for ourselves.
1:23.8	It'll be the testimony we leave behind.
1:26.1	I've been collecting epitaphs for years, and recently,
1:29.2	I ran across a beautiful one, one that I want to add to my collection, and in fact, I want to make
1:34.3	it a prayer for my life. Charles Spurgeon said that he observed a certain tombstone. It was a tombstone for a woman
1:41.6	who died at about age 80, and he said the epitaph on this one tombstone
1:47.1	powerfully affected him.
1:49.0	It simply said, who after a happy and grateful enjoyment of life died.
1:56.1	What a statement.
1:57.8	Who after a happy and grateful enjoyment of life died. Now, if Jesus doesn't come,
2:03.9	we're all going to die. The question is, are you going to die happy in Jesus? In the words of
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