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Nobody is Your Happiness, Part 1 (TMF:2330)

Friday, April 12, 2024
Peace to Live By: Nobody is Your Happiness, Part 1 (TMF:2330) - Daniel Litton
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       People structure their relationships in different ways. Or, we could say, that people have different levels in how attached they are to others. We know, in reality, that we are only to be truly attached to one Person, and that is God. We also are aware that the Apostle Paul told us that we should not be dependent on anyone. One thing we could say is that the greater the dependency, the greater the attachment. And this is true even in the married relationship, or a person’s relationship with their kids. People can become too dependent on those relationships, to needy for the love of those relationships. If we read our Bibles, we will see the theme over and over again that this world is transitory. Indeed, we will also notice that the marriage relationship is transitory. Jesus spoke clearly about this. If that relationship doesn’t last past this life, then that would also lead to the conclusion that parental relationships do not last.

Having Fun Increases Productivity, Part 2 (TMF:2329)

Thursday, April 11, 2024
Peace to Live By: Having Fun Increases Productivity, Part 2 (TMF:2329) - Daniel Litton
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       That means we should follow those likes when it comes to contributing to working in the world, to making a better society, to helping others. When we don’t follow what we like in our career, then we are going to find that after not too long, we are miserable. God wants us to be doing what he designed and perhaps gifted us even to do. I mean, one doesn’t buy a sports car to go off-roading with. And one doesn’t buy an SUV to go racing in. It simply doesn’t make sense when we go against those internal drives of what we like. If we do that, we are trying to be something that we are not. We won’t feel supported by God, ourselves, or even others because we probably won’t be any good at what we are trying to do. On the flip side, when we do what we are good at, we know that’s what God wants us to be doing. We feel it inside our minds. We get positive feedback from others telling us we are good at this or that. That’s where we should be. And then we find that because we enjoy whatever it is so much, for us it really isn’t work, is it?

Having Fun Increases Productivity, Part 1 (TMF:2328)

Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Peace to Live By: Having Fun Increases Productivity, Part 1 (TMF:2328) - Daniel Litton
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       My belief is that life isn’t about getting this and that ‘done,’ but life is about enjoying the process with whatever it is that we are working on. If we don’t enjoy the process, then, really, what’s the point? Are we just getting stuff done for other people to enjoy? This invariably means that in order to have fun on our journeys, in our work, that we are going to have to follow our hearts desires when deciding how we are going to contribute to the world. Most psychologists will tell you that not everyone is meant to do the same thing. We all have different things that we like, different things that we are good at. We aren’t all called to do the same thing. I got to emphasize this point because it isn’t taught everywhere. It being the case that we all like what we like, that means we should follow those likes when it comes to contributing to working in the world, to making a better society, to helping others. When we don’t follow what we like in our career, then we are going to find that after not too long, we are miserable.

Getting to the Root of the Problem, Part 5 (TMF:2327)

Tuesday, April 09, 2024
Peace to Live By: Getting to the Root of the Problem, Part 5 (TMF:2327) - Daniel Litton
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       That realization brought me a boat-load of freedom. We all have things like this, idols let’s say, or evil passions, as James talked about. We all have things like this, idols let’s say, or evil passions, as James talked about, that come into our lives from somewhere deep within ourselves to try to ruin our lives. That’s what they really do, isn’t it? These strong, unfulfilled desires ruin our lives because we value whatever it is too much. We want it too much. We get mad and upset with God for not giving us what we want. All we needed to do, according, again, to James, was ask God for it and wait, surrendering the desire as we wait. Sure, we have asked God many, many times, but when we haven’t surrendered the desire, there isn’t much hope in God helping us. That’s because without the desire surrendered, we are not in a right place for God to give us what we want. In effect, if he were to give us what we wanted, it may end up taking us even further from himself instead of bringing us closer to himself.

Getting to the Root of the Problem, Part 4 (TMF:2326)

Monday, April 08, 2024
Peace to Live By: Getting to the Root of the Problem, Part 4 (TMF:2326) - Daniel Litton
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       For several years I struggled with the strong to desire to met a girl and get married. It wasn’t until I was around 30 years old that I decided I even wanted to get married. Once I did, however, I was pretty eager to make it happen. I would say my desire within myself to do that became too strong. It definitely wasn’t surrendered. After three or four years of getting nowhere, I finally came to realize that I needed to surrender this desire. I could not have the ‘want’ of getting married someday interfere with my relationship with God and even my pursuit of happiness. The want was actually taking away my happiness. Once I decided one day that it was okay if I got married, and it was okay if I didn’t, then I felt a whole lot happiness inside of myself. The truth is, I don’t need any person in my life beside God in order to be happy. That realization brought me a boat-load of freedom. We all have things like this, idols let’s say, or evil passions, as James talked about.