HAPPINESS:
You shall rejoice
before the Hashem, you’re Hashem. (Devorim 12:18)
A person should rejoice before Hashem, not only because of
the good things He has given you but simply for the fact that He is your
Creator. This is the greatest rejoicing.
The heart of those
that seek the Hashem will rejoice. (Psalms 105:3)
Just knowing that you seek to come close to Hashem should be
enough to make you ecstatically happy. How many don’t even seek out the ways of
truth.
I will rejoice in the
Hashem, my soul will be joyful in my Hashem. (Yishayah 61:10)
If you want to be happy, simply connect yourself to Hashem,
Blessed be He and that attachment itself will bring you joy.
I will rejoice at
your word as one who finds great spoil. (Psalms 119:162)
The commandments are there as vehicles to bring us enlightenment and joy. That is, if we value them.
Serve the Hashem with
gladness; come before His Presence with singing. (Psalms 100:2)
What makes a master take pleasure in His servant? When the
servant does his work with pride and joy, seeking only to bring pleasure to his
Master.
Serve the Hashem with
fear and rejoicing with trembling. (Psalms 2:11)
When a person has a phobia whether it’s an object or
situation, it brings them sadness and discomfort. Fearing Hashem in the proper
way should bring rejoicing to ones soul.
The precepts of the
Hashem are righteous, rejoicing the heart. (Psalms 19:9)
A person is sad because a negative thought enters their
mind. If you think about doing mitzvos then positive thoughts should return
making your rejoice.
Because you did not
serve the Hashem, Your Hashem, with joyfulness and with gladness (you received
punishment) (Devorim 28:47)
It’s not a sin to be depressed but it is worse than any sin
as it leads a person to idolatry and they will fall into committing countless
sins.
Light is sown for the
righteous and joy for the upright in heart. (Psalms 97:11)
There is normal joy and then there is a joy attained from
doing the mitzvos. This joy is filled with light.
A merry heart is good
healing medicine (Proverbs
The majority of ailments a person has come from a saddened
heart. The moment we start with a headache, fatigue or any other pain we should
immediately jump up with joy and thanks to Hashem, and we’ll notice an
improvement in our heath.
All the days of the
poor are evil but he that is of a merry heart has a continual feast. (Proverb
15:15)
If a person is poverty stricken and complains of his lot he
is sure to abandon his Creator out of spite. But once he rejoices in what he
has then everyday will bring new hope and will fill his soul like a feast.
That I may come to the alter of Hashem, to Hashem, the gladness of my joy.
(Psalms 43:4)
The greatest joy is when a person feels nullified in the
will of Hashem, standing before His alter like a child before his father.
Let my words be
pleasant to Him; I will rejoice in Hashem. (Psalms 104:34)
There is a certain level of joy in which a person feels
there lips connected to the Shechinah, there words come forth as pleasant cries
full of sweetness and yearning. The words come from deep within carrying with
it the joy of the other world.
If you are happy with Hashem and
what He gives you, Hashem will allow you into His palace where you will rejoice
in spiritual bliss, the light of Hashem. We must simply be happy in Hashem.
And the righteous
will rejoice. They will exult before Hashem and be filled with happiness.
(Psalms 68:4)
When a person is righteous in his ways, joy will certainly
follow. If you find yourself saddened, make yourself exceedingly righteous.
Even someone far from Hashem can return to a righteous path immediately should
it be their will to do so.
Let my lips rejoice,
when I sing to You, as well as my soul which You have redeemed. (Psalms 71:23)
If you pretend to be happy, speaking in positive, joyful
ways or simply sing a joyous tune even though your heart is aching with
sadness, Hashem will redeem you and give you real joy to appreciate.
“Behold, I am sending My messenger, and he shall clear
the way before Me, and the Hashem whom you seek shall suddenly come to his
chamber… (Malachi 3:1)
Hashem only resides in a person with joy. First clear the way for joy and Hashem will follow.
“In all sadness there
is some gain.” (Proverbs 14:23)
Even if you are sad and cannot seem to lift yourself from
this state, be strong. Know that this too is good, soon your sadness will turn
to joy and the joy will be all the more so felt having been sad prior.