Reddit reviews Resisting Happiness

A few days ago, she posted on her Instagram story that she was reading a self-help book called Resisting Happiness. Amazon Link

I strongly believe that God has MANY paths for you. Some are rocky. Some are long. Some are uphill. Some are under water or mountains or through swamps with twisting paths that you can't hardly see where the next bend will take you!

Since non of us ULTIMATELY know what God's "chosen" path is for us, (And there shouldn't just be one because if we only had one path and could not deviate from it, that would be autonomy and not a life lived with free-will and choice), we can't be expected to never stray or veer off course.

Jesus knows BEST what path will ultimately bring us to the greatest happiness, ultimate fulfillment and best use of our talents and gifts in this world to bring glory to His father. Especially since He was Man and understands our plight intimately!

What it really sounds like you need to try is true discernment.

• Pray on your decisions.
  
• Look forward and back and decide will this truly bring me closer to God? Is this something He would want me to do?
  
• Will this make ME happy in the short run? Or is this a long-term choice?
  
• Do I feel at peace when I talk to God and pray about this?
  
  Regret and doubt are tough things, as are determining whether the voice inside your head is God's will or your conscience speaking for him. We often PRAY to God but it's really more talking at him....a conversation is speaking...then listening. I usually fail at the latter myself!
  
  Highly recommend Matthew Kelly's new books Perfectly Yourself and Resisting Happiness which both deal largely with this material.