Are you happy with your life, the way it is right now? It's a personal question that only you can answer for yourself. You know best, the things that interest you, the talents you long to develop and the answers you're seeking to find. So why not pause for a moment and give careful consideration to that question.

Does your happiness depend upon the things you possess such as your home, your car, or your career? "What if" you lost all those things? "What if" a disaster strikes, what would you value most? What are your first thoughts? Would it not be your life and the life of your loved ones? Those are the things that matter most! It is good to think ahead about these things now. But, don't allow time slip away from you before facing the answers to your questions.

Its true, material things do have a place in our lives, but what priorities do we place on them? When you really stop and think about it, those things just aren't as important as being alive and having our loved ones with us. What are your thoughts on that?

When we care about others we give from our hearts. Really, happy people tend to be generous and interested in others. But, when others give to you, when they give of themselves, their time, and energy or in some other way-do you 'show yourself thankful'? Your actions say a lot about who you are and what you are about.

But, even that is not all there is to becoming truly happy? God's Word sums it up this way: "Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need." We must be constantly aware that we have such a need and make a conscious effort to fill it. So, by filling that need, it can truly make us happy.