Could man be happy without God?

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I work on my feeling of happiness.
For me without God law , I think that is possible.
When my soul is happy then my body is also happy.
 
marica_mandic said:
I work on my feeling of happiness.
For me without God law , I think that is possible.
When my soul is happy then my body is also happy.
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Not only would your soul be unhappy without God but it wouldn’t exist without Him.

If you reject God you will be miserable.
 
Nelka said:
Not only would your soul be unhappy without God but it wouldn’t exist without Him.

If you reject God you will be miserable.
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Yes, you are right , I would not exist without Him. He is the source.
I mean that if I do not accept Him as a source.
 
marica_mandic said:
I work on my feeling of happiness.
For me without God law , I think that is possible.
When my soul is happy then my body is also happy.
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Very interesting question. My husband is not religious at all. Yet he seems to be perfectly happy without God in his life?? 😦
 
If you willingly reject God then you will not be happy. You will be miserable. You might even realize it but trust me on this. You will. Why would you want to reject God anyway? :confused: That is a terrible thing to do.😦 Do not do that. It is the Devil who wants you to do that. Do not do it. Your might FEEL good but you will not really be happy. True happiness is more than just FEELING good. Your soul will not be truely happy unless you accept God. I beg of you, accept God.
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Interesting thought. Here’s how I see it:

People who do not accept God and are “happy” are experiencing a natural happiness possible only by God’s creation. As such, no one is truly happy without God, but they may experience a temporary natural happiness.
 
no. the definition of true happiness is union with God and we will not achieve it completely until we die and are joined with him in heaven. The closest we can come on earth is to remain free from sin, ask for absolution as soon as we fall into sin, and work to bring his kingdom into fulfillment on earth through our own works of mercy and conformity to his will for us in our earthly lives.
 
smichhertz said:
Interesting thought. Here’s how I see it:

People who do not accept God and are “happy” are experiencing a natural happiness possible only by God’s creation. As such, no one is truly happy without God, but they may experience a temporary natural happiness.
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That is how it should be seen.
Saying atheists are never happy is simply a silly statement.
 
PiousTemplar said:
That is how it should be seen.
Saying atheists are never happy is simply a silly statement.
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I did not say atheists are never happy in the natural sense, as they like anyone can have fleeting happiness from natural events and circumstances. That, however, is not how God defines true happiness, and no it cannot happen without him in any lasting sense. This is the spirituality forum and OP is asking the question in that context, not the context of fleeting experiences of daily life.
 
dailey said:
Very interesting question. My husband is not religious at all. Yet he seems to be perfectly happy without God in his life?? 😦
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If I have good understand you your husband is atheist but happy, maybe he do not make many sins?
 
I think you can be very happy without God, but not nearly as happy as you will be with God. There just seems to be more of it when you believe.
 
I think happiness comes from loving God and others. It is possible that this is not true for others. However, the people I see who do not believe God is important in their lives seem to think of themselves first and others later if at all. Thinking about yourself and what will make you happy, without thinking of other people can lead to depression. Psychologists think that “rumination” is a symptom of a person prone to depression.

Also those self-centered souls seem to spend all their time and money trying to find happiness. That tells me they have a hard time finding happiness in material things.

A definition of rumination used this way from the Webster online dictionary:
  1. The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection.
    Retiring full of rumination sad.
 
BGR_15 said:
I think you can be very happy without God, but not nearly as happy as you will be with God. There just seems to be more of it when you believe.
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Maybe some one can be happy without God but in all his life.
Who realy belives in God while he belive he can be happy, when he do not belive then he can be happy.
 
marica_mandic said:
I work on my feeling of happiness.
For me without God law , I think that is possible.
When my soul is happy then my body is also happy.
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Yes, but the happiness would only be temporary. Without God, man finds happiness in things that do not last. The only thing that lasts is God’s love and God’s help.

Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

John 4:13-14 NIV
 
If one doesn’t know that God exist, then there is possibility that he might be happy without God. Of course, it’s quite rare possibility in the world we live in now.
 
I don’t think so. At least not eternally, that’s for sure. I have tried to live without God before and I was never truly happy without Him and His friendship.
 
marica_mandic said:
I work on my feeling of happiness.
For me without God law , I think that is possible.
When my soul is happy then my body is also happy.
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If I recall right from what I’ve been reading, humans are created to seek happiness. While humans are given free will, they are not created to choose unhappiness. Even when a choice leads to being unhappy, it is always because the choice was perceived as leading to happiness (this is what the devil takes advantage of to tempt us into sin).

The greatest happiness humans can seek out is God. Hence, humans must seek out God or they will not be happy… as any lesser happiness cannot be equated to God.
 
I don’t like to think as man as a monolith: there are people for whom this life could be summed up as a painful walk in a valley of tears, whereas for others it’s an exciting adventure. Plain to see, however you cut it, some are better equipped, more gifted for life. And yes I believe some people can be as perfectly happy on earth as the human heart allows.
 
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