If someone were to ask me what I thought the single most important factor was to gain happiness, I would have to say that it was purpose or vision.

You can have a lot of money, be popular, have decent relationships, possess power, have friends, even have a walk with God and find yourself unhappy. The reason for that, is that none of these things have full value until you have purpose behind them.

Having a spiritual walk with God brings protection and peace, but without reason or purpose it’ll grow old and stagnate. You could marry the kindest, gentlest man in the whole world, but if your marriage has no purpose and reason, then it will grow old, and you may find yourself thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the hill.