Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Rejoice in God’s Feast and Every Day

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In this dark angry world, it’s critical that God’s people make it their goal to be happy uplifting lights! God’s Word commands us to rejoice in God’s Feast days and to “rejoice always.” The most convincing evidence to others that you have a good religion is that you are happy and contented. In this sermon, joy, happiness and contentment are used almost synonymously. A happy person benefits himself and everyone around him. The book of Ecclesiastes tells about the extreme efforts of Solomon to find happiness, but he kept coming to the conclusion that in the long run, God intended that the greatest satisfaction comes from living a godly life, and enjoying and being thankful for the simple joys of life, like eating, drinking, enjoying one’s work, and living joyfully with your family and friends. In fact, gratitude is fundamental to being happy, while envy and jealousy are fundamental to being unhappy. We can do things to increase our happiness like listening to happy music and doing good to others.
Don't worry be happy
Donald Hooser

Don Hooser is a minister for the United Church of God. He lives in McKinney, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.  He and his wife Elsie had three children, and she died in August 2020.  Don married Judy in January 2022.  Mr. Hooser graduated in 1963 from Southern Methodist University with a degree in mechanical engineering, and graduated in 1966 from Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas.  For most of the time since then, he served as the pastor of churches in Ohio, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington. From 2011 until his retirement in 2021, his primary responsibility was answering the many letters written to the Church.