What Makes You Happy?

Godliness with contentment is great gain.

1 Timothy 6:6

Internet matchmaking sites differ in purpose. Some are dating sites that allow singles to meet and get together. Other sites are marriage oriented, requiring interested parties to fill out extensive questionnaires about themselves and the kind of person they’re looking for. All these sites are based on a single premise: few people are happy being single.

God Himself said to Adam, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him” (Genesis 2:18). God said that, ideally, men and women should meet, marry, and populate the earth. What He didn’t say was that it’s okay to be unhappy until that meeting and marrying take place. The apostle Paul pointed out that singleness can be a rare blessing—the chance to be wholly committed to serving Christ. His point is this: whether you are single or married, use that condition as an opportunity to serve the Lord with all your heart. Are you happy where you are, taking advantage of the opportunity you have today?

Happiness is not a state of companionship. Rather, true joy is a by-product of being in the center of the will of God.

There is never a place in the Bible where it says that marriage makes you happy. It says over and over again that God makes you happy.

DICK PURNELL