Here are ten ways to be unhappy. If you wish to be well balanced, fulfilled and joyful, just ignore the ten points I’ve made here.

No. 1 – Just live in the past. Don’ make any effort to adjust to changing times. Just worry night and day because it’s not like it used to be. It never will be!

No. 2 – Concentrate on your own unworthiness. Certainly we as Christians are unworthy of all God’s blessings, but we have been made welcome by the shed of blood of Jesus Christ at Calvary over 2,000 years ago. John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

No. 3 – Be a victim! Now you could be a victor but you have chosen to live under the circumstances instead of above them. Every person has troubles but in Christ you can be victorious!

No. 4 – Be pessimistic and negative. That will make you unhappy for a whole life time. Some of us run around acting like orphans when we have a Father who knows our needs.

No. 5 – Let fear dominate your life. Fear is tormenting.

No. 6 – Worry about “what if”. Most of what we worried about last year never happened and we have forgotten them.

No. 7 – Just try to please everybody! Just learn to say no to sin. Jesus made no effort to please everyone. He just did right.

No. 8 – Neglect yourself. Never have a happy vacation time; don’t bother to stay clean, neat, attractive, and always be sloppy and ugly! That will keep you unhappy always!

No. 9 – Chase after the pleasures and goals that society values. Most of the world is opposed to God, the Bible, and righteousness.