What is the key to happiness? Jesus mentioned in the very first words of his famous sermon. He said: "Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need." (Matthew 5:3) What did he mean? What is our spiritual need?
To survive, we need to breath, drink, and eat just as animals do. But to be happy, we have need that animals do not have-the need for understanding the purpose of life. Only the Creator of life can feed that need. Thus, Jesus said. "Man must live , not on bread alone, but on utterance coming forth through God's mouth." (Matthew 4:4) Those who are conscious of their spiritual need are happy because they draw close to Jehovah, "the happy God," and he gives them something vital for happiness-hope.-1 Timothy 1:11.
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