What Makes You Happy?

Works of the Flesh:

Sexual Immorality.   Impurity.   Covetousness.   Filthiness.   Foolish Talk.   Crude Joking.   Sensuality.   Idolatry.  Strife.   Jealousy.   Fits of Anger.   Rivalries.   Divisions.   Envy.   Drunkenness.   Orgies.

Consequence:

Those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. ~Galatians 5:21

Fruit of the Spirit:

Love.   Joy.   Peace.   Patience.   Kindness.   Goodness.   Faithfulness.   Gentleness.   Self-Control.

Consequence:

And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. ~John 17:3

What do people look like that hate Jesus? Answer:

"For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed." ~John 3:20

What do people look like that love Jesus? Answer:

"But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God." ~John 3:21

The truth is we have all sinned against God. The only way we can truly live a repentive life is if God has saved us, and given us new hearts. If God has given us a new heart that delights in Him, sin no longer dominates our mind. If we have been given a new heart, sin is no longer appealing to us. If we have truly tasted that God is good, we will have a desire to seek Him, to grow in Him, to know Him more and more the rest of our lives. The reason I repented of my sins is ultimately because God has given me a new nature. And because God did such a miracle in me, I no longer take delight in sin. Sin leads to death. Christ leads to life. Only by grace are we saved, and only by grace in your own life does God give you a yearning that becomes satisfied by Him. We glorify God by being satisfied by Him.

What makes you happy? God? Or sin?
I pray and hope you see Christ as a treasure worth more than everything in your life.