Seeking Happiness

C.S. Lewis said, “And out of that hopeless attempt has come nearly all that we call human history—money, poverty, ambition, war, prostitution, classes, empires, slavery—the long terrible story of man trying to find

something other than God which will make him happy."

Truly, there is no happiness without God. Sure, many find a temporary fix in things and other people, but that's just it. It's only temporary.
I equate trying to find happiness without God to a man trying to find true love in a brothel. It just doesn't work out well. Man is that he might have joy. But a life without God is only half a life. A life without the Savior and the healing power of His atoning sacrifice through regular repentance is a life not fully lived, not even close.
The probationary period of this life is fast drawing to a close. I can feel it in my very being, and so can all the children of Heaven Father who are awake, alert and attentive to the powerful promptings of the Lord, urging us to get our houses in order and prepare for every needful thing. People who choose not to recognize God's hand in all that is good are sleepwalking, napping their way through this university we call life, skipping all the classes and thereby failing the life-altering courses that lead to eternal salvation. The favored statement, "Ignorance is bliss" no longer applies and will not be accepted, because it is just an excuse, and not a good one. God has placed a smorgasbord of knowledge before us, doctrinal knowledge, as well as hands-on experience that will help us grow should we choose to open our eyes, ears and hearts to what He wants from us, what he wants for us. It is ours for the taking, and He will guide us every step of the way. But it is up to us to acknowledge that He Is. The road to true happiness leads to the Father, and only in Him will we find that priceless treasure that man so often searches for in all the wrong places: Happiness.