Summary
Journey towards a life filled with happiness and integrity. Start with our podcast!
Table of Contents
Happiness and Integrity: Introduction
What is the gap between what people see of you in public and what happens behind closed doors?
Happiness and Integrity: Pure in Heart
When the gap is small, we call that integrity. It doesn’t mean that you never do wrong or that you’re perfect. But it does mean you are “pure in heart,” because your heart is wholly committed to God and living life the way he calls us to do.
Happiness and Integrity: Finding Happiness as We Sin Less
We will never be perfect in this life. That comes as a shock to those of us who are perfectionists! We will never have it all together. But with the Holy Spirit’s help, we can sin less. And as we sin less, we are made happier. Wearing a mask of acceptability in public and trying to hide a life of wrong in private leads to stress and worry.
Commit to Happiness and Integrity
Committing to integrity – to shrinking the gap between our public face and the life we live in private – and maintaining a heart that is pure and surrendered to God is the way to a happy life.
Reflection Question
- If someone were to look in your heart, how close would what they would find there be to the face you show in public?
This Week on Battle Drill Devotionals
- Monday 9 October – From Heartache to Healing: How to Release Grief and Embrace Happiness
- Tuesday 10 October – Mastering Your Strength Under Control: Achieving Happiness in a World of Chaos
- Wednesday 11 October – Embrace a Joyful Life: Understanding why Forgiveness is the Key to Happiness
- Thursday 12 October – Unlocking Happiness and Integrity: Trail to A Joyous & Upright Life
- Friday 13 October – “Happy Are The Peacemakers”: Unearthing the Joy of Conflict Resolution
There’s a new episode of Battle Drill Devotional every Monday through Friday.
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Related Links
- Enhance Your Prayers in Times of Crisis: How to Pray and Listen to God’s Voice
- A Timely and Uplifting Prayer For Happiness In Your Community
- Why It Is Important To Know Your Identity In Christ
- Happiness Begins with Gratitude: What Happens When People are Delighted
- God’s Beautiful Gift Of Grace: Does God Forgive All Sins?
Outgoing Links
- 1. The Surprising Truth About What Makes Us Happy – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201311/the-surprising-truth-about-what-makes-us-happy
- 2. Happiness and Health – https://www.apa.org/topics/happiness
- 3. What is Integrity? And 7 Signs That Shows You Have It – https://www.selfdevelopmentsecrets.com/what-is-integrity/
- 4. Eight Ways to Act with Integrity – https://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2011/12/12/8-ways-to-act-with-integrity/?sh=3fe25e906695
- 5. The Seven Habits of Highly Authentic People – https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/seven_habits_of_authentic_people
- 6. The Science of Happiness – https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/happiness/definition
- 7. Integrity: The Most Important Trait of All? – https://www.inc.com/peter-economy/integrity-the-most-important-trait-of-all.html
- 8. Key to Happiness: A 1,000-Year-Old Tradition – https://www.huffpost.com/entry/indigenous-day-of-happiness_b_7652226
- 9. How to Live a Life of Integrity – https://www.mindfullifemindfulwork.com/blog/2018/6/1/mindfulness-integrity
- 10. Joy and Happiness: What is the difference and why it matters – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-joy-connection/201804/joy-versus-happiness
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