controlling what controls your happiness

the main idea of finding happiness in life is based on the things and people that surround you. if you start making wise decisions in what you let influence you, your life will begin to lead a life that follows in pure footsteps. the “what” that you let influence you, effects your thinking. it effects what’s going through the back of your mind all day, and your mindset. listening to certain music has love songs going through your mind 24/7. listening to explicit music has the beat in the back of your head constantly; music controls the flow of your mind on a daily bases (for most people). what you watch influences what goes on in your head as well. think of all the images burned into your brain and how certain scenes/episodes of shows/movies effected you personally. watching tv an entire day, no matter what your watching, isn’t good for you. repetitive things matter- are you consistently listening/watching these things and putting more and more of it into your memory? by controlling what you watch and listen to, you are choosing what influences your thinking, ultimately what controls your happiness. if you listen to depressive music 24/7 and wonder why you are never happy...that’s where a clear mind and positive thinking would come in handy.

the “who” you let influence you, effects your lifestyle and judgment. by having people that speak life into you be your main source for advice and wisdom lets your life be influenced in a positive way rather than negative. the people you hang out with effect your morality. you can be the strongest person mentally and have sound values and opinions, however, if all your friends are under the influence repeatedly and drag you along to all the parties, and bars, although your not technically “giving in” you are being influenced by others and are in a situation where you can easily make the wrong decision one day. by slowly allowing one thing in and deeming it “ok” you are opening the door for multiple things to slowly creep in as well. by controlling who you choose to spend the most time with, and picking your spiritual role models wisely, you are controlling who influences your judgement and life choices. making good life choices with sound judgment sets you up for whenever you need someone to cheer you up and help you find happiness in your lowest moments. sometimes it is even almost too easy to make ourselves “appear” happy and suck ourself into a reality that is “fake” happiness, instead of finding joy for ourselves. one thing to help you rediscover happiness is to rid off the things that pull you into to that fake happiness. taking a break from social media redirects your focus on others. taking a break from certain shows, music, friends, also can clear your mind and help re-channel your thinking to positive thoughts.

THE thing that will empower you the most in happiness is Jesus Himself. Jesus IS joy. He is the overall meaning of having that well-accomplished life. His word breathes happiness with promises from His father and words of hope and encouragement. the thing that shares the most joy, however, is His love. His gracious, outstanding, L O V E. no matter what, no matter when, no matter what music you listen to, or who you hang out with, God’s love is amazing and surreal. it makes you smile thinking about how much of it we can’t posses. His love is pure happiness, it’s what gives us the will to live and share His love with others. if God’s love moves mountains how can it not bring us happiness??

happiness is a tricky thing. we can go from a high to a low in a matter of seconds if something or someone does something to upset us. all it takes is one negative vibe to come in and ruin everything we had going for us. yet by choosing what we let influence our lives, we ultimately hold the key to happiness. all it takes is one jumpstart. what are you going to use to influence your happiness? we don’t have to be happy ALL the time, and there are definitely moments where we feel down and it is fine to feel that way. but ultimately what/who do we let control our happiness? where do we get our motivation to be joyful in our low moments? it might be time for some reevaluating...

“The hopes of the godly result in happiness, but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭10:28‬ ‭‬