The Good Life

What is the good life? The definition of the good life is different for everyone. The answer depends on your personality, desires, dreams, and beliefs. My definition of the good life is the simple moments, the ones where you feel overjoyed inside, the ones with laughter and memories. The good life is living your life for Jesus and being around the people you love. Some people say the good life is described as "a new car, a cold beer, or a big house." When I asked this question on Yahoo Answers, someone said, "Be happy and content with who you are. Set a goal and work toward it." I believe this statement is partly true, but life is so much more than that.

Yes, being content with what you have is a very important aspect to someone's happiness, but you can only find happiness and contentment in Christ. Setting goals in life is crucial, but what is your reasoning behind it? Do you wish to succeed so you can be wealthy? Do you wish to succeed so you can have a good social status and consider yourself a sophisticate? Or do you wish to succeed so you can do exactly what God put you on this earth to do? So many people are motivated to be successful because they envy their neighbor, but this "is meaningless-like chasing the wind." It is impossible to possess the good life from being wealthy or having all the things you could dream of. You won't have a good life by simply striving for success just to gain whatever you think will make you happy. You will have a good life when you smile often, dream big, laugh a lot, and realize how blessed you are for what you have. Enjoy the little things in life, and give thanks for it all.
"Attempt great things for God, and expect great things from God."

{Chelsea}