“Happy the people so blessed; happy the people whose God is the Lord.” This verse from Psalms 144:15 has an important message. It explains how only God can make us happy. God is the source of our perfect happiness because he wants us to respond to his love and to spread that love and joy to others. Our hearts are restless until they rest in him. We were made this way by God, so that we could discover him. Humans will never be fully satisfied. Even if we own the brand new iPhone, get a bunch of new clothes, or receive money, we cannot be perfectly satisfied, because our needs can never be perfectly fulfilled. All human beings have a hunger that can only be fulfilled by God, our Creator. If we take and live God’s plan for us, we can really be
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The word “religion” means “binding to God” or “reconnecting to the divine,” and it shows how humans can never be happy unless they are united with him. Simply put, we would be lost without God. Humans have always searched for God and wanted a relationship with him. There have been countless religions in the world throughout the ages, and the largest religions now are Christianity and Islam. Christianity and Islam are both monotheistic religions, meaning they only believe in one God. There are also polytheistic religions, such as Hinduism, that believe in multiple gods. The people who do not believe in God are atheists, and the agnostics decide not to decide if there is a God or not. Many people do believe that there is a God, though. There are not many people who practice atheism or agnosticism today. Through natural revelation, we as human beings know and can accept that there is a God. God calls us to live with him in perfect happiness, and most people believe in him. We are religious by nature, since we were created by God and for him. God communicates with us and reveals his plan to us through divine revelation, since human words and knowledge are not able to describe him completely. We were made to be happy, and true happiness is found only in God, our Father. God satisfies our hunger for happiness and if we find him we can be happy
The word “religion” means “binding to God” or “reconnecting to the divine,” and it shows how humans can never be happy unless they are united with him. Simply put, we would be lost without God. Humans have always searched for God and wanted a relationship with him. There have been countless religions in the world throughout the ages, and the largest religions now are Christianity and Islam. Christianity and Islam are both monotheistic religions, meaning they only believe in one God. There are also polytheistic religions, such as Hinduism, that believe in multiple gods. The people who do not believe in God are atheists, and the agnostics decide not to decide if there is a God or not. Many people do believe that there is a God, though. There are not many people who practice atheism or agnosticism today. Through natural revelation, we as human beings know and can accept that there is a God. God calls us to live with him in perfect happiness, and most people believe in him. We are religious by nature, since we were created by God and for him. God communicates with us and reveals his plan to us through divine revelation, since human words and knowledge are not able to describe him completely. We were made to be happy, and true happiness is found only in God, our Father. God satisfies our hunger for happiness and if we find him we can be happy