Is it Possible to Find Happiness in Faith?

Is it possible to find happiness in faith? People today feel that it is impossible. People believe that it is what you have that can make you happy. If a person was to ask another person if it was possible to find true happiness in faith most people would say "no." People today have no faith or even hope that it is possible to be truly happy, unless you are excessively rich. Society believes that if you are successful with money you'll be happy with every aspect of your life. People today complain too much about what they do not want. People noticed in today's busier world that everyone has become materialistic or even nihilistic?

Pessimism and evil thoughts and action take place. Where everywhere a person goes they are bombarded with an advertisement. Even the logo on a car and the first thing a person might see's in the morning. Unfortunately spirituality, morals, values and individuality is being taken away and replaced with materialism, the superficial and "if the individual feels, the community reels!" (Brave New World). However, people miss an important point. It is that the happiness within that makes it a possible to be happy. So the question remains is it possible to have true happiness in faith? What is a faith or faith?

Positive thinking is the process of creating thoughts that create and focus energy into reality. Positive thinking brings into creation a positive outcome. This is to your benefit and others. It is proven that those who are optimistic tend to have decreased stress, greater resistance to infection, a sense of well-being and improved health, with a reduced risk of heart disease and increased longevity. Even John 16:24 says "Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete." Spiritual teachers such as The Dalai Lama says "With the realization of ones own potential and self confidence in one's own ability, one can build a better world." The famous motivational speaker Helen Keller has also said "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.

Nothing can be done without hope or confidence." The smash hit novel "The Secret" says "When you think a thought you are attracting like thoughts to you."(pg. 25) So from these quotes we can infer that our current thoughts are creating your future life. What you think about most will appear into your life. So it would only make sense to think positive. When you work for something you want it comes to you sooner. Time flies when that person has a reason to work hard and has inspiration after all. If a person was to set a goal for themselves for something they want to accomplish. They will accomplish it! That person should not let anyone tell them otherwise.

During the Sermon on the Mount Jesus says that you should not resist evil. This holds true for everyone's life that if you constantly resist evil you are only going to get more of it. Think about good and doing the right thing and only good will come into your life. Jesus continues to say that when you give you are receiving the feeling of being good and that feeling good empowers you. Also during the Sermon on the Mount Jesus says that No person should worry about tomorrow because, today has enough worries of its own. This statement is true because, when you worry about things that are not in your control you only begin to attract more stress into your life. As stated earlier a positive thought creates a positive outcome. Jesus said that if you ask you will receive it. This is the creative process that Jesus mentions. The Golden rule states "to treat those the way you want to be treated."

When a person has self confidence in themselves than will everyone else be confident around that person. At the end of the sermon the crowd was in a state of amazement and empowered. When you think and act in a positive manner you feel empowered and have a sense of accomplishment. There remains one question that sticks out from Religion. That question is "Why Be Good?" If a person was jealous, greedy, evil, mad and every other thought and action that is negative they will only get more negative back and it will become a dangerous cycle.

A weak, idiotic and vengeful man is less likely enjoying life than a strong, confident and giving man who would be enjoying life to the fullest. Optimism and pessimism are two very powerful values as we know optimist see's the world as a brighter world and see's all as good things. If a person had a community of pessimistic people they would be inhibited from enjoying and enduring life's moments. They would fear if the end came. They would spend more energy preparing for a drop when the "Golden Moments" where happening, instead of enjoying themselves. While as a pessimist believes that the world is bad and is falling apart and everything is bad. Pessimism is defined as the belief that an event is beyond one's control. Perceptions of being helpless and inability to coop with a negative situation. Pessimists are known for being unable to derive a purpose from a conflict or situation.

It is a proven fact that negative thoughts and emotions lead to an unhealthy biochemistry which in turn can make a person more illness prone. Pessimism leads to depression and the breakdown of the human mind. A pessimistic thinker means they are more at risk of dying from heart disease and cancers. Despite the above stated health facts of being a pessimist. We actually condition ourselves to trigger a particular response in our brain so we can change our attitude and thoughts in positive or negative ways. These means that a problem does not necessarily have to be looked at as a nuisance but a lesson to learn from. If a pessimistic attitude is more likely to become ill and unhealthy an optimistic attitude is more likely to become superior in health with an increased lifespan.

While just the physical attributes of being an optimist is an optimist is attractive, there behavioral attributes are even more rewarding. Optimistic people are known to have an increase in determination as they are likely to go on longer than a pessimist. Emotional stability was reported to be gained from people who were once pessimistic and where able to better cope with setbacks. An optimist is more often less stressed out than a pessimist and realist. Optimist are confident in there own ability and therefore expect good to come out any situation. Negative event are minor setbacks to be overcome easily while success is a testament to their own positive way of thinking.

Optimism is hope, is creativity, is color to life and it is the power that can change everything. If a person put together a community of optimistic people, the community would flourish because, they have the determination to believe they can make it through tough times and prosper in the "Golden Moment." The only downside to being an optimistic person is that over-optimism shields us from reality. However, the same holds true from over-pessimistic in that it prevents a person and withdraws that person from reality. Remaining optimistic to the end and you can believe that good can triumph over evil and that the good is stronger than bad. Even in time of uncertainty when "the cards a person is dealt with" look bad, you should always know that it could be worst. The meaning of true happiness can be founded in The American Declaration of Independence.

The founding fathers understood that the pursuit of happiness is pursued by the right thoughts, right words, and right action at the right time. In other words our happiness depends solely on the individual and no one else. The Key to Peace is through Happiness and sharing it with everyone. Happiness not that temporary fleeting feeling after you indulged yourself but, the feeling of when you give to someone or forgive someone. To forgive is a higher path than to hate. Joy is true happiness. Joy is more than just another feeling or emotion it is a conviction.

Peace is second on the list when it comes to true happiness. Happiness is not founded once we receive money or other material items it is the after effect of being happy. To be truly happy one must have that inner joy and peace of mind in life and radiate it outward. "Do what you love. If a person does not know what brings them joy that person must commit to asking themselves what it is that brings them joy. Only than through the power of faith will they receive more joy into their life."(The Secret pg. 184) "I'm not is a creation. If a person continues to say 'I'm not' they will not until they say 'I am!" As stated by Helen Keller "Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us that make us feel happy; it is that which we think, feel and do for others and than for ourselves."

Now that it is understood that through faith one can be truly happy. So when people say there is no god they are missing something in there life. People should not gain the whole because; they will lose themselves in the process. From understand that a pursuit of a materialistic lifestyle can lead to giving up your values except the ones that make you money, having no purpose but to get to the top and losing one's own individuality for the sake of a materialistic lifestyle. When we hear prosperity we automatically think material things however, people should not be blinded by material things because there is something's out there that fills the emptiness. That something is called a faith and reason to wake up everyday and know that things can get better than what they are right now. The idea is that even with tremendous hardship you can still accomplish everything you ever wanted. True happiness does come from faith and faith is within you.