Welcome to Enjoying the Journey with Scott Pauli. True and lasting joy is only found in Jesus Christ,

and God has designed the Christian life so that those who follow him will not only enjoy the destination,

they can also enjoy the journey. You see, we're all

travelers in this world, and God has many wonderful truths to teach us along the way. For the next

few moments, we turn our attention to the Word of God, the only roadmap for this journey. You'll find

additional studies and resources online at scotpauly.org.

Join us now as we study the scriptures together. It is our prayer that you will enjoy the journey. In 1900, they conducted a survey of average Americans, and they asked average Americans

if they would identify a certain number of things, specific things, that they needed to

truly make them happy. Now Now this is in 1900. In

1900 the average American identified 72 things needed to make them happy. They did the

same survey again in 1950 and with the exact same questions average Americans in

1950 the list had now grown to 496 things. I shudder to think

how many things would be on that list if the same survey were conducted today. You see,

the truth matter is there are so many restless people today, and it's not just lost people.

So many times, it's Christian people, people that are confessed Christ as their

Savior and following the Lord Jesus, and yet they seem to be so restless, so discontent.

We've come in our study in Philippians chapter 4 to these truths on how to stay happy in Jesus.

We've learned first that if we're going to stay happy in Jesus,

we have to stay right with one another. We have to stay prayerful. We have to stay in the Word.

And then we come to this beautiful passage, quoted by many but lived by few,

in Philippians chapter 4, verses 10 through 13, where the Bible says,

but I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the

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