The Secret To Happiness

I saw a guy on the Bonnie Hunt show yesterday. He wrote a book about his time spent with an elderly Rabi who wanted him to give his eulogy. He said at one point the Rabi asked if he wanted to know the secret to happiness and of course he said "yes". The Rabi said, be satisfied. He went on to say, be grateful for all God has given and provided.

I thought about that and it does seem to hold tremendous wisdom and sage advice for finding happiness. But, it seems to me there is something else. Yes, be satisfied with what God is doing in your life, be grateful for what He has done and don't force your expectations on what He should do.

A lot of our problems come when we misplace our human expectations on Creator God. Why doesn't he cure my illness, provide for me financially, bring about world peace and stop hunger? All these expectations but what do we know about being God? It's like in the movie "Bruce Almighty", when Bruce became overwhelmed with prayer requests he simply grants them all - and what a mess!

So, be satisfied with what God is doing (He knows what's best), be grateful for all He's done (I didn't deserve any of it) and don't put your expectations on what He should do (I really don't have a clue what "should be").