How to Be Perfectly Miserable

How to Be Perfectly Miserable

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Rejoice always 1 Thessalonians 5:16

Have you ever been around miserable people? Unfortunately I already know the answer. Gordon MacDonald refers to these people as “joy-suckers” or “joy-robbers.” If everyone else is having a good day – guess what – count on that person to be miserable. 

I came across this this of 20 ways that you can be perfectly miserable:

1.     Think about yourself.

2.     Talk about yourself.

3.     Use “I” as much as possible.

4.     Mirror yourself continually in the opinion of others.

5.     Listen greedily to what people say about you.

6.     Expect to be appreciated.

7.     Be suspicious.

8.     Be jealous and envious.

9.     Be sensitive to slights.

10.  Never forget a criticism.

11.  Trust nobody but yourself.

12.  Insist on consideration and respect.

13.  Demand agreement with your own views of everything.

14.  Sulk if people are not grateful to you for favors shown them.

15.  Never forget a service you may have rendered.

16.  Be on your lookout for a good time for yourself.

17.  Shirk your duties if you can.

18.  Do as little as possible for others.

19.  Love yourself supremely.

20.  Be selfish.

I know that these won’t be characteristics of you, my brother! Paul nailed it – rejoice always! Evermore! Even on April 15^th!  -- Bill Welte is President and CEO of America’s Keswick

GPS – God’s Positioning System: 1 Samuel 25-27; Psalm 97; Proverbs 15

Compass Pointers: The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety. George Muller

Navigation Rules to Memorize: Level 1: Proverbs 15:1; Proverbs 15:29-33

Anchored to the Rock: The cardinal element in true prayer is no mere outward ritual but the inward, moral state of the one who prays. James Philip