we all seek happiness. In fact  we are driven by that universal quest for happiness. It is what everybody wants but very few know how to get. Most think it comes from the events and circumstances in our life being good instead of bad which makes them a victim, meaning they can’t control whether they are happy or not because most of the events in our life are outside the realm of our control. We got back from our two week trip to Sierra Leone, West Africa last night at 7 pm and I have been feeling extraordinarily happy all day today. I was curious why so I started writing my thoughts down, and it turned into “The Ten Commandments to having Great Joy”. As I finished writing and retread several times what I had put together I thought to myself, “that is pretty good”.  The reason I thought it was good is because it was simple, and easy to understand and it was guaranteed to work. It seems a bit prideful to declare a personal work”Good”, but we all do it whether it is a wood working project, a painting, or an apple pie. I am very seldom totally pleased with things I write, most of the time I am very discontent with it and struggle to make it better.  I am going to preach it this weekend at JBC so if you want to know the “Ten Commandments to having joy” our services are 7 pm on Saturday night and 9 and 11:30 am on Sunday morning. You can also go to our web sight and listen to the recording of it. Www.jeffersonbaptistchurch.org