Having read these last post and feeling your pain and frustration I feel that getting S or D is way too easy now. It will not surprise you that I concur with Steve85 that this trend is due to the removal of God from our society. In our current world it is enforced that we should strive to be Happy. Strive for our own selfish gratification call happiness. When we pursue what we believe would make us happy we end up chasing things like obsession with money and success,materialism, drugs, sexual immortality, alcoholism and other forms of self gratifying methods.
Instead of striving to be happy we should strive to be holy. Putting God where He belongs- First! In Western culture popular opinion holds that high moral standards are foolish, demeaning, and narrow-minded human constructs—impossible to maintain and are contrary to happiness. This lie has been remarkably effective. We seem to have to choose between sinning to be happy and abstaining from happiness through self-deprivation. If we believe the lie that saying no to sin means saying no to happiness, then no amount of self-restraint will keep us from ultimately seeking happiness in sin. Holiness doesn’t mean abstaining from pleasure; holiness means recognizing Jesus as the source of life’s greatest pleasure.
Now look at past centuries where God and the church were the focal point. You can still experience it in small towns now. Back in the day when God was more accepted. You could go to a town and see that the tallest and most elegant structured building was the church. And you would be able to see the tall church roof from many focal points thru out the region. Where priorities were God and family. Where Sunday was a day to spend with God and family.
Fast forward to today. The tallest most elegant structures are owned by the big conglomerates. Banks, trust companies, Companies that promote money wealth and materialism with the mentality that you need to do your utmost to secure as much money and possessions for yourself to gain ultimate happiness.
I heard something recently that stuck to me . It said " the best things in life are NOT things !". When people are on their death bed I don't think they fret about the type of car or home or possessions they had. They think most of the people that mattered - the relationships they built- broke or mended.
This is where we must return our focus to God - putting Him and family rightfully in the top priority. Striving more to be holy and in turn we will become happy.
My 2 cents.
Blessings.
M51 w50 T-20Yrs M-16Yrs S15- mad at W for not trying and giving up 1 Awesum dog BD 10/31/17 separate rooms 02/08/18 wife moved out 05/17/18
