Wait. Stop. Rewind. Are you really happy? Now that you’re rich, you’re not sure if your friends are just taking advantage of you or if they really like you. And your boyfriend? He keeps asking you to talk to your publisher about the book he wants to write. Not to mention that just because you own an island doesn’t mean you don’t want anything else. You’re still waiting for your latest contract to work out so your book can be released in England; then, you can buy the Lamborghini you’ve always wanted.

OK, so maybe the story is a little farfetched, but really, what if this was your life? Do you really think those things would make you happy?

Where do you seek happiness? Take the time to think through this quiz and find out. Use it as a way to evaluate your priorities.

But, remember, it’s only a quiz. It’s meant to make you think, not tell you exactly who you are and what you should do. So, once you’re finished, take 15 minutes to pray about the results. Do they accurately reflect your life? If so, how can this quiz challenge your life?

Quiz
For each question, rate each answer in the order of importance to you. Give a 1 to the answer that least describes you and a 5 to the thing that most describes you. Be honest.

1. It’s your 16th birthday. What do you ask your parents for?
a. ____ Nothing. Well, maybe money. I need enough to reach my $500 missions pledge by the end of the year.
b. ____ A pool party at the Radisson. All I really want is to spend time with my friends.
c. ____ New shoes for volleyball. I really need some for this season.
d. ____ Money. Then I can buy whatever I want.
e. ____ An Orlando Bloom calendar. I could look at him every day of the year.

2. What is the last thing you do before you go to bed?
a. ____ Pray and reflect on my day, maybe read a few chapters in my Bible
b. ____ Talk to my best friend on the phone
c. ____ Homework
d. ____ Pick out an outfit to wear the next day
e. ____ Think about the cute guy who helped me with my math during study hall. Maybe then I’ll have sweet dreams.

3) When you think about the future, what do you think of?
a. ____ What God’s plan for my life is
b. ____ Who my friends will be
c. ____ Whether or not I’ll win the state basketball championships my senior year
d. ____ What kind of car I’ll drive
e. ____ Who my prom date will be

4) How would someone close to you describe you?
a. ____ Content
b. ____ Social butterfly. I’m always writing notes during class.
c. ____ Overcommitted. I’m in everything—band, choir, drama, basketball, student council . . .
d. ____ Shop-a-holic. I always have the latest styles.
e. ____ Boy-crazy. I like at least five guys at a time.

5) When you have a day off school, what do you most want to do?
a. ____ Go on my youth group’s regional retreat. I really want to revive my spiritual life.
b. ____ Have a party. I can’t stand the idea of not being around my friends.
c. ____ Practice for my upcoming piano recital. Between basketball and student council I haven’t had much time lately.
d. ____ Go to the mall. There are end-of-the-season clearance racks to shop.
e. ____ Go on a date—if only my parents would let me.

6) What kinds of things do you save your money for?
a. ____ Missions
b. ____ Christmas presents for family and friends
c. ____ College
d. ____ iPod
e. ____ Homecoming dress

7) If you could change anything about your life, what would you change?
a. ____ I’d long for deeper communion with God. I yearn to want more of Him.
b. ____ My best friend would never have moved away last year.
c. ____ I would have landed the lead role in the school play this fall.
d. ____ I’d own designer clothes and a cell phone.
e. ____ My parents would allow me to date.

8) What do you think you need in order to be happy?
a. ____ God
b. ____ Good family relationships
c. ____ Dreams and goals
d. ____ An expensive wardrobe
e. ____ A boyfriend to love me

9) What after school activities are you involved in?
a. ____ A girls’ Bible study, youth group praise and worship team, and a campus outreach group
b. ____ Yearbook. I love taking photos of all my friends and peers.
c. ____ Everything—sports, drama, student council, music, honor society, etc.
d. ____ I have a paper route, and I baby-sit for my aunt to earn extra spending money.
e. ____ Umm, not a whole lot, but I do attend all my crush’s football games.

10) Which woman most closely represents your role model? Why?
a. ____ Mother Teresa, because she selflessly served God by loving people
b. ____ Princess Diana, because she was well-loved by everyone
c. ____ Mia Hamm, because she’s one of the best female soccer players of all time
d. ____ Reese Witherspoon, because she’s worked hard to become the highest paid female actress in Hollywood
e. ____ Hilary Duff, because she’s dated both Aaron Carter and Frankie Munez

Scoring
Fill in your answers from above according to the letter and add up the totals in each column. At the bottom, rank each column from 1 to 5, giving a 1 to the column with the most points. Now you can reflect on the order of your results.

	A's	B's	C's	D's	E's
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A’s: God
10-22 points Think deeply on whether material wealth, achievements, acceptance by your peers or romantic relationships has truly made you happy in the past. Seek the Lord as your satisfaction.
23-29 points You realize that you don’t always seek your happiness in God’s glory. Consider rethinking your priorities.
30-37 points Look at the areas of your life that take precedence over God and reflect on your motives. Pray for the strength to change.
38-50 points It’s doubtful that any of us can truly claim to seek our satisfaction always and only in God. Rejoice that this is why God created us to need Him.

B’s: Acceptance and Affirmation of People
10-22 points It seems like most of the time you don’t seek your satisfaction in people. Make God your everything and people will also become more important to you.
23-29 points You seem to know that people won’t make you happy. Ask God to fully satisfy you. If God is your all, your relationships with people will be more fulfilling.
30-37 points It’s right for you to place priority in people over possessions. Consider, however, that only when God is everything to you can you truly love others.
38-50 points It seems like you’re looking for satisfaction in the affirmation of people rather than God. Know that only He will bring you unending happiness.

C’s: Activities/Ambitions
10-22 points You seem to understand that achievements won’t bring lasting pleasure. However, consider that having goals and working hard to reach them is a worthy desire.
23-29 points Don’t be satisfied with anything less than God. He is everything.
30-37 points Consider that even if you do achieve your dreams, it won’t always bring the lasting satisfaction that you had hoped. Let God be who He is: your Creator and the One who will fulfill you.
38-50 points If you’re searching for purpose in your ambitions and achievements, it’s doubtful that you will find it. Rely on God instead.

D’s: Material Things
10-22 points It seems like you don’t highly value worldly possessions. You know they won’t make you happy.
23-29 points It’s human nature to want things, but learn to yearn more and more for the eternal treasures of God.
30-37 points Be aware that your want of material things may be a weakness of yours. You seem to know that you’re most satisfied in God, but you may still look in the wrong places.
38-50 points Don’t look to things created by human hands to bring you happiness. When you do, you won’t be happy. Look to God for your fulfillment.

E’s: Romantic Relationships
10-22 points You seem to know that God’s plan is for you to be fulfilled by Him, not a romantic relationship. Rest in this joy.
23-29 points Remembering that God created you to glorify Him is key to being satisfied in God rather than seeking momentary pleasure in romantic relationships. Hold on to that.
30-37 points Check yourself to make sure that you’re not allowing the thought of romance to keep you from being wholly satisfied in God.
38-50 points Realize that you won’t be satisfied by any man if you can’t first be satisfied by Jesus Christ, the one who loves you the most. Seek God, and He’ll truly become the most satisfying thing in your life.