Why Am I Not Happy?

• Do your patterns match your prayers? Psalm  126 is not only a song; it’s a prayer. It’s   a petition. “Lord, restore to us the fortunes  of Zion. Lord, restore our fortunes. Lord,   restore us to the state we were intended  for.” Now, I want to make this clear.   If you are a Christian, it is not normal  for you to be ruled by the same cynicism   you see seething from this angry world.
• It is  not normal for you, if you are a Christian,   to spend all your time running after solutions  to problems God is not staying up late about,   pacing the halls of heaven, wondering  what he’s going to do about them. Furthermore, for those of you who  might have grown up in an atmosphere,   in a family, or in an environment where you say,  “Everything was pessimism how I grew up…” Well,   you know what? That might have been your  background.
• That might be your default setting,   but it is not your destiny in Christ. Spoiler  alert. That’s why I named the church Elevation:   because I think you’re going up. I think if Christ is seated in heavenly places,  you are not going to spend all of your days   down here on this earth, wallowing around  in stuff God has called you to win over.
• I don’t believe it. I’m not settling for  it, and I’m not going to be the older son,   standing around going, “Well, God, I’m serving  you, and it sucks, but one day in heaven I’ll   get wings and sing and play harps, and then I’ll  be happy.” You won’t be happy playing a harp! “We’re not supposed to be happy  until we get to heaven.
• ” Well,   if heaven is happy and they let you in with that  attitude, it won’t be happy once you get there,   so you’re not going, because it would ruin  the whole program. Say it. “Negative is not   my normal.” No, no, no. It might be natural,  but it’s not normal, not for a believer. My Bible says, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a  new creation.” That means I have a new nature.