A woman named Vicki once knew a young
person at church named Susan. Susan
always seemed effervescent and happy,
although Vicki knew she had faced
struggles in her life. Her long-awaited
marriage had quickly ended in divorce.
She had struggled to get a grip on her
single life. She hadn't chosen it, but
she decided she would live it with
utmost enjoyment and satisfaction. Susan
was active in Sunday school, in the
choir, as a leader of the junior high
girls' group, and in the church renewal
movement. Vicki enjoyed knowing Susan.
Susan's whole face seemed to smile.
One day Vicki asked Susan, "How is it
that you are always so happy, you have
so much energy, and you never seem to
get down?" With her eyes smiling, Susan
said, "I know the Secret!"
"What secret is that, what are you
talking about?" Vicki asked. Susan
replied, "I'll tell you all about it,
but you have to promise to share the
Secret with others."
Vicki agreed, "Okay, now what is it?"
The Secret is this: "I have learned
there is little I can do in my life that
will make me truly happy. I must depend
on God to make me happy and meet my
needs. When a need arises in my life, I
have to trust God to supply according to
HIS riches. I have learned most of the
time I don't need half of what I think I
do. HE has never let me down." Since I
learned that Secret I am happy.
Vicki's first thought was, That's too
simple! But upon reflecting over her own
life she recalled how she thought a
bigger house would make her happy -but
it didn't! She thought a better-paying
job would make her happy -but it hadn't.
When did she realize her greatest
happiness? Sitting on the floor with her
grandchildren, playing games, eating
pizza or reading a story, a simple gift
from God. Susan knew the secret, Vicki
learned the secret, and now you know it
too!
We can't depend on people to make us
happy. Only GOD in His wisdom can do
that. Trust HIM! And now I pass the
Secret on to you!
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