Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
—Psalm 1:1
Happiness doesn’t always come from indulgence; sometimes it comes from abstinence—not only from what you do, but also from what you don’t do. There are three things happy people do not do:
1) They do not walk in the counsel of the wicked: they guard their direction.
2) They do not stand in the way of sinners: they guard their leisure.
3) They do not sit in the seat of mockers (scoffers): they guard their disposition.
Say “No” to undisciplined direction, the influence of sinful companions, and the assumed superiority of scoffers.
Happiness is a by-product of
what you do … and don’t do.