What is happiness based upon?

Knowing that I am unconditionally loved

I used to be very self-conscious about the way that I looked. I became obsessed with exercise and healthy eating. Eventually my happiness and sense of self-worth became dependent on trivial things like how thin my face felt or how much fat I could pinch off of my stomach. After I invited Jesus into my life, that completely changed for. I had this deep down assurance that my worth is not dependent on such superficial factors like how I looked in the mirror or whether I exercised in a day or not. I experienced a love and an acceptance that is unconditional, and this in turn positively impacted the way I look at myself.

Through this experience and others like it, as well as reading and getting to know the Bible, I have confidence that I belong to Jesus no matter what, and that I've got a home in heaven with him when this life on earth is done.