Happiness and Joy During Turbulent Times: Pastor Timothy Nicinski On How To Live With Joie De Vivre, Even When It Feels Like The Whole World Is Pulling You Down

True happiness and joy are found in relationships: The relationship that you have with God and then the relationship that you have with other people. Relationships are messy. It’s about loving people when you’re getting along, but also when you’re not getting along. God doesn’t ask us to fix anybody. He wants us to love people just as they are and treat every person as one of God’s beloved children. At the end of the day, that’s what relationships are all about.

It sometimes feels like it is so hard to avoid feeling down or depressed these days. Between the sad news coming from world headlines, the impact of the ongoing raging pandemic, and the constant negative messages popping up on social and traditional media, it sometimes feels like the entire world is pulling you down. What do you do to feel happiness and joy during these troubled and turbulent times? In this…