“In contrast to sin, which is ugly and costly, obedience is brilliant and it’s fruit endless. One of those fruits is happiness—the only way to be happy is to live the gospel.
It is not possible to sin enough to be happy. It isn’t possible to buy enough to be happy, or to entertain or indulge or pamper ourselves enough to be happy. It is not possible to hide enough or run far enough away from trials and toubles to be happy. Happiness and joy come only when we are living up to who we are [--children of God].
…I have never met anyone who was happier because he was immoral, or because he was addicted to something, or because he was dishonest and compromised his integrity.
This “less traveled road” is actually the easier road. It is so much easier to be righteous than to sin, so much easier to deal with a clean conscience than one ravaged by guilt so much easier to feel peace of mind and heart when we are living up to who we are rather than coping with the emotional and spiritual ravages of regret, knowing we have lived beneath our divine nature.”
–Sheri Dew, God Wants a Powerful People pg 53-54
