Higher power

I passed a church today and there was a sign outside that read, you can’t be happy and selfish at the same time, and while I agree, this is an over simplification. Selfishness is generally considered a negative emotion but all emotions in and of themselves are neither negative nor positive. It is in how they are used that they take on morality. Many religious and or spiritual people believe in a higher power and they believe that if they live their lives according to the plan of this higher power they will have a happy life. They can also achieve some degree of happiness by following their own plan but it will not be as great as following the plan of the higher power. If you assume that people prefer the happiest life then by submitting themselves to this higher power they can reach the highest level of happiness in this life. Following this logic using the psychic energy of selfishness to reach the happiest life would lead one to follow the plan of the higher power.