Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly

Resisting Happiness

7.1/103 min read

3/17/17

  • Resistance stands in your way of doing what God created you to do. You must overcome resistance

  • Reflect upon death

  • Somethings I do help me become the person God created me to be, and somethings don't

  • God wants us to become the very best versions of ourselves

  • Work isn't a punishment, it is part of God's purposeful plan

  • Resistance hates ordinary every day action. Resistance likes to distract us keep us thinking about things we can do nothing about

  • Fall in love with learning

  • God wants us to be positive thinkers on an epic scale

  • This is the day the Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice

  • Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things

  • Whatever you ask for in prayer with faith you will receive

  • Be transformed by the renewal of your mind

  • Don't be anxious about anything

  • I can do all things through him who strengthens me

  • Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander together with all malice and be kind to one another

  • Ask and you will receive, search and you will find, knock and the door will be open for you

  • So we can confidently say the Lord is my helper. I will not fear, what can man do to me?

  • One man's trash is another man's treasure. And that is true not only of things but also of experiences and problems

  • If you are ever bored, look for a way to serve others

  • The purpose of food is to fuel the body, eat less

  • On the day you decide to intentionally start denying yourself, your life will improve in 1000 ways

  • Be gentle with yourself, be gentle with others, and never stop striving to be all that God created you to be, the very best version of yourself

  • We are only here on earth for the blink of an eye. This is not our home, this is why the happiness that God wants and created us for is different from the fleeting happiness and momentary pleasures of this world

  • Be a pilgrim. They look for signs. They ask what is God trying to say to me? They are aware of the needs of others. Pilgrims go looking for meaning. Pilgrims counter blessings. Pilgrims are not concerned with seeing and doing everything, just the things they feel called to see and do

  • Believe. Have faith that holiness is possible and that everything you do every day will lead you closer to or further from the very best version of yourself in the holy life God wants for you

  • Hour by hour. Offer every hour of your life to God as a prayer especially your work 10 minutes a day. Create a daily habit of prayer

  • Feed your mind, spend time reading the Bible and other great spiritual books

  • Serve powerfully. Get outside yourself by finding ways to make a difference in the lives of others

  • Fasting. Deny yourself in small ways many times a day so that God can fill you with incredible spiritual strength

  • Your friendship with others is not to be taken lightly. You are changing the direction of your friends lives for better or for worse. Sooner or later we all rise or fall to the level of our friendships

  • Persistence and determination