This is part of the happiness series of messages preached by Pastor Marvin McKenzie and Bible Baptist Church in Puyallup, WA.

A church with an addictions program similar to ours just asked us to pray for a family whose daughter had been clean of heroine for nine months.

She had a baby and seemed like she was on the right track. But taking care of the baby made it difficult to continue attending the classes at church.

In no time she was using again and died of an overdose, leaving behind two children.

Two 15 year old girls were shot to death at a school Friday; the last report I heard the police seemed to believe it was a double suicide.

Even the most successful Americans have to see the dark cloud hanging over our country when we have a national debt in excess of 19 trillion dollars.

Nobody believes we can ever pay that debt off and
Everybody knows that sooner or later the government has to crash under its weight.

People are depressed in our day like no other time in recorded history.
The mental health industry is growing in leaps and bounds and
If you aren’t depressed, just watch the commercials on TV describing depression and you will get depressed.

It’s not just that that times are difficult for some and ominous for others.

People are unhappy.

Conclusion
Are you unhappy?

The straight answer is that unhappiness is the direct result of not being right with God.

• It might be that you are not saved

Or…
• It might be that you refuse to obey what God’s Word teaches
• It might be that you resist the exhortation of the believers God has given you in His church

I can promise you this,
Happiness will come and then grow as you submit to the correction of God and your life adjusts to honor and obey the Bible.

Unhappiness will continue to be your lot as long as you live in ignorance of His Word or rebellion against His correction.

For more resources from Pastor McKenzie and Bible Baptist Church of Puyallup, WA, visit http://www.puyallupbaptistchurch.com