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Mosaic - Erwin McManus

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

As we continue our archived series Life in Color, we explore the nature of happiness. Pastor Erwin reflects on a personal story about waking up smiling, underscoring the joy found in small moments. This leads into a deeper discussion on how happiness is often elusive, but attainable when we focus on hope, awe, and living authentically. The conversation highlights that those who experience the most joy are often the ones who live with an openness of mind, heart, and soul.

We delve into the significance of maintaining an "open system" in life, as opposed to a "closed system." A closed system is described as living in fear and saying "no" to new possibilities, while an open system is about embracing life with a sense of adventure, curiosity, and trust. The speaker uses biblical references, including Jeremiah 33 and the life of Moses, to illustrate the importance of being open to learning from various sources and experiences, even those outside one’s faith.

The episode continues to challenge listeners to think about the balance between material wealth and true happiness, emphasizing that the possession of things often leads to a scarcity mindset, while open hands and generosity can lead to a deeper fulfillment. The speaker touches on the universal pursuit of happiness and the need for faith to lead us into a more open, exploratory, and generous life.

Through powerful personal stories and scriptural teachings, listeners are encouraged to reflect on whether they are living with open minds, open hands, and open hearts, ready to embrace life and all the surprises it brings. The episode ends with an invitation to step into a life of faith, surrendering to the openness that leads to ultimate joy and purpose.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Erwin McManus and this is the Mosaic Podcast. I want to thank you so much for joining us today and if you're one of our regular
0:14.2	listeners we love the fact that you join you with us and we pray that every
0:18.6	single message inspires you and helps you become the person that God created you to be.
0:22.4	Every single week we send a new message. you and helps you become the person that God created you to be.
0:23.0	Every single week we send a new message across the world
0:26.0	and everything we do here at Mosaic is made available to everyone in the world
0:30.0	for absolutely free.
0:32.0	The reason we can do that is that we have incredible people who
0:34.5	give generously and sacrificed to make this possible and I want to invite you to
0:38.2	join us. If you're a ready giver, thank you so much. If this is something you've not yet done, I want to invite you to start doing that now.
0:45.5	Go to mosaic.org slash gift and give a one-time gift or even beyond that become a recurring giver here at mosaic. And if you're one of those individuals who God has black that What's really beautiful about Mosaic is that our biggest givers, our families who do not live here in Los Angeles,
1:05.8	but they are so committed to the message of Jesus going to the world that they support the work here from Los Angeles to the ends of the earth.
1:12.3	And so I want to invite you again, go to Mosaic.org
1:15.0	slash Give, become a part of our support system,
1:17.0	become one of our partners,
1:18.0	and more than anything else,
1:20.0	I want you to listen to the message,
1:21.0	and allow Jesus to speak to you in a way that will change your life. So we began a couple of weeks ago this series of life in color and we've been talking about happiness
1:45.7	What are the differences between those people who experience this
1:50.0	unexplainable essence known as happiness and those who seem to search for it never are able to find it.
1:56.8	This morning, I woke up smiling. I know that because Kim told me that. She saw me while I was asleep right before I woke up and I was smiling.
2:06.0	Have you ever been in that dream state, wake, sleep where you know what's happening when you're asleep but you're not awake and just
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