35 Rules for Living a Happy, Spiritual Life
Here’s something to reflect on as we move into a new season.
- Do you have a generous countenance or do you hoard?
- Do you let go or must you always control?
- Are you courageous or too scared to go forward?
- Do you hope or do you despair?
- Do you recognize the abundance in life or do you see only the scarcity?
- Do you put your trust in Jesus or in politicians?
- Do you love or live in fear?
- Do you take time to notice things or are you always in too big of a hurry to care?
- Do you love people or are things your treasure?
- Do you look people in the eye or stare at the ground as you pass?
- Do you celebrate life or its total misery?
- So you see life as a great adventure or is it all about fate?
- Do you know God or just know about God?
- Do you go the extra mile or skip corners when nobody is looking?
- Do you say “yes” to people and then “no” later?
- Do you give whenever you can or withdraw on false excuses?
- Do you trust or are you suspicious of others motives?
- Are you humble when you make a mistake or do you get defensive?
- Do you stand for the truth even when it’s unpopular or do you cower to peer pressure?
- Do you seek forgiveness when you are guilty of serious wrong or do you shrug it off?
- Can you laugh at yourself or are you always serious?
- Do you bless the stranger you encounter or avoid them in fear?
- Do you listen to God or just yourself?
- Do you give with no expectations or with strings attached?
- Do you speak well of others or spread gossip that destroys?
- Do you praise God in all things or always complain to him?
- So you strive to do heroic things or do you frequently play the victim?
- Do you use you power in order to give it away or use it to subdue others?
- Do you seek solutions or must you be right and others be wrong?
- Do you treat others with the dignity they deserve or do you mistreat them?
- Are you living your life to the fullest or are you afraid inside?
- Do your actions demonstrate that you value and respect the dignity of life or do you put your personal desires ahead of the most vulnerable?
- Do you know that God has won the war or are you overcome by battles?
- Do you know God’s forgiveness or feel that your sin could never be forgiven?
- Do you know how gifted you are or are you always self-critical?
Borrowed from my priest’s sermon this morning. Thank you Fr. Bill Holtzinger, St. Anne Parish, Grants Pass, OR.