“Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them. He remains faithful forever,”
Psalms 146:5-6 CSB
Happiness comes from trusting in the right thing…and God is the only right thing to trust in because He is faithful always. He has been faithful for all of history, He has been faithful for all of my life and even in scripture He is shown to be faithful…if this is who He has always been, it seems like we can trust that is who He will continue to be.
I admit, I want to be happy! I have historically been pretty good at getting my own way. I creatively achieve my goals by pushing hard, working harder and manipulating the narrative to fit my desired outcome. And even as I have gotten nearly everything I set out to accomplish, it has rarely brought any more than fleeting smile. I always needed just a bit more, just a slight tweak, just a little different…if I could be successful in that, then I would be happy. True happiness never arrived…until I laid down my expectations and worked to rest in Jesus.
I have never been happier! It turns out this Psalm is right!!! Happiness truly comes when you trust what God has planned for your life, and you hope in Jesus, waiting for His help at every turn! I have to actively press against my nature to trust God, and it is worth the peace and contentment I experience every moment of every day…that is true happiness!
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