God's Direction for Happy!

Below is what is written on the first page of my book,
"What Does God Say to You?"

It is taken from Psalms chapter 1 verses 1-3

Very happy am I, because I don’t go along with
anything that is not of God.
I want God’s direction, and so I think about and 
talk about His teaching day and night.
I am like a tree that is planted by a river of water,
that gives fruit at the right time,with healthy leaves,
and continues on growing and prospering.

Here is the literal from the King James Version.

Psalm chapter 1 verses 1-3

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of 
the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor
sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in
the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate
day and night.  And he shall be like a tree planted by the 
rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season;
his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth
shall prosper.

Those 3 verses are the basis for the entire book. 
"What Does God Say to You?"

That WE CAN BE HAPPY, healthy and prosperous! 

God gives us a formula for that to manifest in our lives.

In a nutshell: We are to think what God thinks and to take 
counsel with those who are godly, who think what God thinks.  

We are to be careful regarding who we keep company with. 

I know in sports, you either play up or play down. If you 
want to be a better baseball player, you play on a team who’s 
players are just a little bit better than your abilities. If you do, 
you will play up, you will get better.

It is the same in life. If we hang out with people who complain, 
who see the glass as half empty, who can not change their minds 
to agree with what God says and expect the best, we will just be 
as they are. Complaining, negative, hopeless. 

We are not only 'what we eat', we are who we keep company with.

Now for the next direction in living.  

This passage talks about delighting in the law of the Lord. Which 
is saying that we are to delight in what God says.

NOTE: We must know what God says to delight in it. So, reading 
His Word (The Bible) is an important thing. And with the internet, 
there is now no excuse to not doing so. 

We can have the Word of God on our ears, listening to it, while 
we exercise, clean house, or drive in our cars.

Next it says we are to meditate on it, day and night. That simply 
means that it is priority to think about what it says, what we have 
read often, and all the time.

Scientifically we know that what we think about most often 
creates groves in our brains and becomes what we believe to
be true. So it is no wonder why God has instructed us to do this.

Now for the Promise! Why? Why should we do this? Why does 
God instruct us to do what I have described above?

"He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water"

A tree is strong and lives very long, it is difficult to mess with 
a tree, and not only that, but the tree we are promised to be, 
is planted by a river.

If there is a dry spell, that tree is taken care of. No worries for 
that baby!

"his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth
shall prosper."

Physically that tree is taken care of! It is healthy! 

And on top of that, whatsoever happens, that tree prospers!

So we are talking spiritually “happy”, physically healthy in body, 
and prosperous in finance.

There is a portion of this scripture that talks about TIME. He tells 
us that there are seasons.

"that bringeth forth his fruit IN HIS SEASON" 

So... there is a catch... notice this. 

There is fruit,  something manifests, by living the way He
has directed. By delighting in the law of the Lord, by not 
taking counsel and hanging out with the ungodly, by knowing 
what to think based on what God’s Word says, and by 
meditating on it. 

PROMISE???? 

Fruit grows! but here me please, it grows, IN HIS SEASON.

This requires patience, if you are an apple tree and have no
apples yet because it is not the season it does not make you 
any less an apple tree.

An apple tree is not only an apple tree when apples are 
growing on it.

You are all that God says you are whether it is your season 
or not. No matter how you feel or what things look like.

Sometimes we are out of season because we have been living 
contrary to the instruction in Psalm 1: 1-3 and we need time to 
cultivate and prune that tree of ours into shape.

Sometimes we simply haven't matured yet, and due season 
will come.

Sometimes we just have to chill, living as God would have us live. 
Knowing who we are in Him, confident in His word that what He 
promised he is also willing and able to perform.

I encourage you to find a verse of scripture and meditate on it. 

Think of something you tell yourself in the negative often. May be 
“No one will ever love me” or “I will never get out of this debt.” or, 
“Nothing ever goes right for me.” 

Find a scripture to contradict what you are telling yourself and say 
it over and over again to yourself with emotion.

You will begin the process of obeying God’s Word to manifest 
the more than abundant life he promises in John Chapter 10 verse 10

Nurture your heart every day with that word, and grow into the person 
God has called you to be. He promises strength, health, and prosperity.

Who wants more than that?

Much Love!
Kathy

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