Thoughts with Kristin - "Happiness"

Today's thought is "Happiness".  Have you ever had true happiness in your life?  True happiness is something that is hard to come by for some people.  But if you know Jesus, it can't be very hard.  For example, when something is funny we laugh, and laughing is a sign of happiness, but it doesn't last forever.  It doesn't last all the time.  It eventually goes away, and after awhile it is not even funny anymore.  Let me tell you how Jesus can give you true happiness.  Jesus can come into your heart and save you.  And the idea to know that the King of kings is living in your heart, and living with you all the time is a pretty happy thought.  Once again, I am gonna use my life as an example.  Before I got saved 7 months ago, I was not happy on the inside.  I got happy sometimes on the outside, and acted happy all the time, but I was never truly happy, for many reasons.  Mainly because I had no friends at all, and most importantly because I did not have Jesus living inside of me.  Then as I said last time, I met a friend named Pookie, and she was nice.  But one thing about her stuck out.  She was always HAPPY.  And I don't mean just physically happy, I mean spiritually happy.  Something about her made me think, "Why is she always happy?"  I had been dealing with salvation for a long time, so I then knew, she had Jesus in her soul and that is what made her happy.  I knew I needed to get saved, but I was too prideful to do it.  I then asked Pookie if I could start helping in teaching Sunday School on Sunday.  She was very helpful, and helped me learn how to teach the kids correctly.  I wanted to teach the kids, because it kept me away from the thought that I just might not be saved.  But it did not help much, because most of the lessons I studied mentioned salvation, and it just made me think even more.  Then one Wednesday night, I listened to the Pastor preaching, and he was preaching about Being Afraid to Die.  I knew he was preaching right to me.  After the pastor finished preaching, I told dad that I needed to get saved, and he said, "Okay honey, wait until the service is over, and I will take you out."  But I told him that I needed to do it right there.  He then took me out, and I took care of it.  I had peace in my heart.  I had true happiness.  Can't you see how the happiness of one person rubbed off on another person, and caused me to get saved?  Happiness is a really great thing if you are truly happy.