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Jun 01, 2025

Can I Really Be Happy | Summer of Psalms

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Can I Really Be Happy?

June 1, 2025

Psalm 1:1

Blessed is the one…

PRINCIPLE: The Bible says happiness is neither inevitable nor unattainable, but it is fully possible through God.

Psalm 1:1–6

1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither — whatever they do prospers. 4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

Happiness Never Lasts When…

1. Your happiness is based on .

Psalm 1:3

That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither — whatever they do prospers.

“…no amount of money, power, and planning can prevent bereavement, dire illness, relationship betrayal, financial disaster, or a host of other troubles from entering your life. Human life is fatally fragile and subject to forces beyond our power to manage.”
— Tim Keller, Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering

QUESTION: Is your happiness on your happenings?

Psalm 4:7 (ESV)

“You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.”

2. You have no anchor point outside of .

Psalm 1:3

That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither — whatever they do prospers.

Psalm 1:4

Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

Psalm 1:5

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,

PRINCIPLE: Let your thoughts, behaviors, and belonging be shaped by God.

Psalm 1:1

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers.

2 Primary Tools God Uses to Shape Us

1. The of God.

Psalm 1:2

But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.

2. The of God.

Psalm 1:1

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.

Psalm 16:11

You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

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