Consciousness of God

Is it true that we normally remember God only in time of problems and worries ?

Kabir Ji have so rightly said ..

Dukh Mein Simran Sab Kare, Sukh Mein Kare Na Koye
Jo Sukh Mein Simran Kare, Tau Dukh Kahe Ko Hoye

translated to:
(In anguish everyone prays to Him, in joy does none
To One who prays in happiness, how sorrow can come

On the similar thoughts, there is a beautiful couplet by Mughal emperor Baadshah Bahadur Shah zafar

"Zafar aadmi usko na jaaneya ga
Ho voh kaisa bhee sahib-e-fahm-o-Zakaa
Jisey Aish mein yaad-e-Khuda na rahaa
Jisey taish mein kaauf-e-Khuda-na-rahaa.."

kisi ne iska english mein bohot hii khoobsurat rhyming tarjuma kiya hai ...
"Zafar, know him not as man
However, wise, sage or benign
Who in his pleasures forgets his God
And in his anger, wrath divine."

Does it makes us wonder why remembering God brings happiness in lives ?.. He does not need any endorsements ..then does our remembering him makes him happy ? and in turn he bestows happiness on us ??

My thinking is that we need to remember God not because he wants us to remember him but because of our own happiness. Remembering God means believing in his existence .. having faith .. when you believe in that supreme power you know that things in the universe are not chaotic ..your life and its events are not just a big sequence of mere coincidences . That there is a master plan behind the events .. we might not have the long term vision or the wisdom to comprehend it ..but having faith in God gives us power to accept the events in our life .. Good or bad ...

And 'Acceptance' is the key to 'happiness' in life . Flowing with the flow is so much easier than trying to swim against the river current. Granted, that it is probably easier to accept the Good things than bad episodes... In the begining a person has to practice this 'acceptance' by remembering God and bowing down to supreme will .. with constant reminders it becomes part of your nature .

In Gurmukhi this state is called 'sehaj bhaav' .. In Islaam its called 'Taqwaa' .. Or you can just call it 'Consiousness of God'

.It is to be constantly aware of God's omnipresence and a reminder of our relationship and responsibility to God as his creation.

Writing this just reminded me of a beautiful serenity prayer from Niebuhr that most of us have heard at one point or other in our lives...but which so beautifully wraps up this thought

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference