what to say when someone asks how to be happy? the only ans i can think of is tt the key to happiness is Jesus. but what if the person already knows Him and yet is not happy? i really want to help but how do i help when i have never been thru what you are going thru, when ive never even imagined being in such a situation. my life is so smooth going and im grateful, but i wish i had gone thru more troubles so tt i could be more of use. God has blessed me with joy in abundance and i really want to share it with others but i wish someone could tell me how. its like i live my life and nothing ever goes wrong and arnd me pple are feeling sad and i feel so helpless to help them. and here am i feeling sad for them because i cant feel sad for myself. wierd rite. sighz. and i somehow think tt i do not make pple feel better. maybe tts y pple dun really confide in me cos i really dunno how to comfort pple! i need counselling lessons haha.

i know i have changed. i know that i am a better person after having a personal relationship with God than i was before. its like some things tt were unnatural to me are becoming easier to do, and its really a struggle not to feel proud about it. i also know tt there are many many many areas tt im lacking in but its just this fear tt always goes with me tt i am resting on my laurels and that im relishing the praise. i dun want to but i know tt i am. its so scary cos the bible says that the greatest sin is pride and that is my bearbug and it follws me everywhere and no matter what i do i cant get rid of the thoughts in my head that tell me i shld be proud of who i am and what i have. i watch what i say because i dun wanna sound like a pretentious little crap but i know that sometimes i do.

forgive me Lord. help me to be like the great men in the bible that knew thier worth was in You alone and not in themselves or thier worldly possessions.

i want to be like Nehemiah who stood firm in the face of oppression and put Your word above all.
i want to be like Abraham who was willing to kill his son for You
i want to be like Martha who still had faith even after her brother was dead for 4 days
i want to be like Paul who put the opinion of God above the opinion of men
i want to be like David who knew the true meaning of worship and did it without any inhibitions
i want to be like Moses who prayed until his arms gave way
i want to be like Job who never ever forgot that You are the most Almighty One
i want to be like Peter who even though he sinned so many times was chosen to be the rock of the church because of his humility and faith
i want to be like You, Lord, who lived becuse of love and died because of love and was love

i never want to forget that good friday was the day He died for me.