in order to be eternally happy and at peace?
2007-12-17 04:28:17 · 14 answers · asked by bagel lover 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
All that I have.
2007-12-20 22:39:57 · answer #1 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I gave up my desire to be the god of my own little kingdom. Jesus Christ offered me eternal peace and joy (which is not the same as happiness, it is more valuable and lasting. Happiness is ephemeral and blows away like the mist when misfortune blows on it). All I have to do to obtain what Jesus promises is allow Him to be the God of my life. All I had to "give up" is my self-centered philosophy, my desire to have my own way all the time, the delusion that I am the center of things and trying to do everything my way! This is very simple, but very hard at times. However, the longer I live with God at the center, the better I like it and the more peace I enjoy. His ways are contradictory to the way most people operate, but they work better than anything else I tried before I met Jesus. I walk in peace and joy almost all the time and after I die I will experience these things in a totally new way. I look forward to that!
edit: believe me this way of life is anything but boring or static. It offers me more than just "feelings" of peace and happiness. Living this way gives me things to explore with God's help. It gets challenging because I have to live at odds with the whole culture around me - the "me first" society which is America.
2007-12-17 13:09:42 · answer #2 · answered by LeslieAnn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loneliness
2007-12-17 12:35:45 · answer #3 · answered by ryankneale 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All my junk that I don't need for everyday life.
Of course giving ones life and soul to God is a good idea, but I have already done that.
2007-12-17 13:09:02 · answer #4 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing...eternal hapiness and peace would be unbearably boring.
2007-12-17 12:58:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My life
2007-12-17 12:39:28 · answer #6 · answered by prince 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The closest thing to your heart or everything except your soul.
2007-12-17 12:39:48 · answer #7 · answered by lou 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my human nature to feel angry and think bad about those who have wronged me.. the good thing though is, i forgive, and move on as life goes on..
2007-12-17 13:54:22 · answer #8 · answered by oscar c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing.
I don't believe in Utopia.
2007-12-17 12:37:14 · answer #9 · answered by Angel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unrepresentative, neofascist, totalitarian central government.
2007-12-17 14:24:14 · answer #10 · answered by ivorytower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some spare change and pocket lint.
2007-12-17 12:36:10 · answer #11 · answered by Fred Claus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋