Scientists Discover That Jesus Was Right: We Really ARE Happier When We Give, Here's Why

Josh Daffern : Dec 31, 2019
Patheos.com

[Patheos.com] Giving actually makes you happier. The Wall Street Journal, hardly a theological or pro-Christian publication, ran an intriguing article titled "Hard-Wired for Giving". And here's the tagline and I love this: "Contrary to conventional wisdom that humans are essentially selfish, scientists are finding that the brain is built for generosity." Now, they're not willing to come out and say who hard-wired for generosity, but I can: It's God. Here's what they discovered, when a person donates to a worthy cause, the mid-brain region of the brain lights up like a Christmas tree. Chemicals are released in your brain and you actually feel happier. Just for reference, it's the same region of the brain that lights up when (and they make this analogy, not me), when you eat chocolate or make babies. We're literally hard-wired to be generous and feel pleasure when we tap into how God made us. That's the first reason. It's more blessed to give than to receive. You're happier when you give... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click here to read. (Image: Haiti /Pixabay)