In the sermon this past Sunday, we looked at how the Gospel shapes how we invest our greatest commodity in this life: our time. Every calendar entry reflects our personal theology on happiness. Our commitments govern how we spend our time; How we spend our time reflects what we give our lives to; And what we give our lives to is guided by the answer to one primary question, “What will make me the happiest?” The lie of the ‘American Dream’ is that I will be happy if I can graduate from high school, go to college and make good grades, find a nice-looking, easy-to-get-along-with spouse with whom I can raise well-mannered, nice looking kids, live in a nice home in a nice neighborhood, and drive a nice car to my fulfilling job; All of this until the day when I will glide into retirement with ease, die quietly in my sleep and not go to hell. The problem isn’t that these are evil things, but that they can’t deliver on the promise to bring us true happiness. True happiness is found only in a life surrendered to knowing Jesus and making Him known in this life, until that day when we step into eternity to behold His majesty finally and forever.
