I Can Do Anything I Want To Be Happy

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁
“Would You Do What They Did?”

Below are some scenarios. Read them and see if they are something you would do or not and why or why not. Share your answers with your family.

1. John was given 1000 pesos to buy anything that he wanted. He didn’t say thank you to his parents.
2. Anna saw her classmates cheat on the exam. She told her teacher about it.
3. Abi saw her friend be tripped by another person. She laughed at them.
4. Michael saw someone drop his wallet. He gave it back to the guy.

Today, we will be looking at what the Bible says we should and should not do. We will be learning about the traits that should be avoided as a person who loves God and be aware that some things that make us happy aren’t necessarily good.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱
Let’s read from 2 Timothy 3:1-5 (ESV).

1 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘺. 2 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥, 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘶𝘯𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺,

3 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭, 𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘭, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥, 4 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘵, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 5 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦.


In our world today, people often think that as long as I do not hurt anyone, I am free to do whatever I want, whatever makes me happy. But if you look closely at the passage above, you will find that it describes how people are today - loving self, loving money, ungrateful, choosing to live pleasurably, no self-control, prideful and more. We may think it will make us happier but even today, there is so much discontent in this world. People still want more, they want to do things their own way, not thinking whether such things come from God or not. The Bible sternly warns us to stay away.

God wants us to be happy and He wants us to enjoy the benefits of his blessings. That is why he gave us His Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins. He made us a way to be reconciled to Him because we can only find true joy in Him. All these worldly things that we go after only give us a temporary kind of happiness. They will not last. Only God can give us joy in our hearts, the kind of joy that cannot be taken away by others.

𝗛𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗶𝗱/𝘀:

𝟮-𝟲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱
● What are some of the things that make you happy?

𝟳-𝟭𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱
● Among the things listed in the verse, which of the things are the ones you should avoid the most? Why?.
● What do you think can make you truly happy? Do you think this happiness can last you a long time? What may happen if it does not?

𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
● Why are we always not allowed to do the things that make us happy?
● How can God want us to be happy when we are not allowed to do the things we want?

Many of the things that we think will make us happy will actually lead us to more destruction, sin and death. God knows this and He does not want us to go through that. That is why He gives us boundaries, rules and guidelines, like the passage above to warn us that the things we go after will only destroy us.

So how do we know what we should be doing? By reading the Bible, trusting what God tells us and obeying Him. God is truly good and we can trust Him.

𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬

Dear God, thank You for giving us your word, to teach and remind us how to love the life You want for us. You are a good God and I want to be a good person too. Please teach us to learn and see if something is truly good for us. We pray for your leading and your guidance so that I live to be a good person and live a good life as I walk with You.

Thank you for your blessing and for your love, in Jesus' name, Amen.

𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥

The word “godliness” comes from the root word and suffix: “godly” and “ness”

“Godly” is being devoted to God or being good and righteous and “ness” is the measure of being something or the action of something. All in all the whole word “godliness” means to act like God who is good and righteous.

As sons and daughters of God, we want to have godliness and to be as Christ-like as we possibly can, so we want to treat others just as God treats us and in turn, they treat others kindly as well.

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