One of the teachers that I work with came up to me this morning and said, "You look different today, you look happy!" Trying to keep my cool, I calmly responded, "Really?" Deep down inside me, I was ecstatic. I didn't think that anyone would notice that God was doing something inside my heart and it was causing all this excitement. . . this "happiness".
The word "happy" is a term that we commonly use in our everyday language. We see a child smile and we say, "the child is happy." When we meet somebody whom we haven't seen in a long time, we say, "I'm happy to see you". Almost all greetings that we have for special celebrations would have happy in them... Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, Happy Thanksgiving...
What does the word happy exactly mean? Webster defines the word "happy" as favored by luck or fortune. It also defines it as notably fitting, effective or well-adapted. But it is this last definition of "happy" that I think would be most fitting to describe what God is doing in my life... Being happy is enjoying or characterized by well-being or contentment.
A few days ago, I made a commitment to consistently choose to be happy no matter what. I must say that it has been one of the best decisions that I have ever made. Not only do I get to have this "smiley" on my face all throughout the day but I get to be a blessing to many. I didn't expect my co-teacher to notice that I was happy but it just seems to overflow. It's something that I could not contain, it doesn't wanna stay inside me. It has to be let out...to be shared.
The "happiness" that I have inside me stems out of the knowledge that I am in Gods hands. Everything is in His hands. I don't have to worry. I just have to trust. The moment I made the decision to be happy, everything just seemed to changed. Things look brighter... my future looks brighter. Now, I can rest, be still and stay "happy"!
The word "happy" is a term that we commonly use in our everyday language. We see a child smile and we say, "the child is happy." When we meet somebody whom we haven't seen in a long time, we say, "I'm happy to see you". Almost all greetings that we have for special celebrations would have happy in them... Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, Happy Thanksgiving...
What does the word happy exactly mean? Webster defines the word "happy" as favored by luck or fortune. It also defines it as notably fitting, effective or well-adapted. But it is this last definition of "happy" that I think would be most fitting to describe what God is doing in my life... Being happy is enjoying or characterized by well-being or contentment.
A few days ago, I made a commitment to consistently choose to be happy no matter what. I must say that it has been one of the best decisions that I have ever made. Not only do I get to have this "smiley" on my face all throughout the day but I get to be a blessing to many. I didn't expect my co-teacher to notice that I was happy but it just seems to overflow. It's something that I could not contain, it doesn't wanna stay inside me. It has to be let out...to be shared.
The "happiness" that I have inside me stems out of the knowledge that I am in Gods hands. Everything is in His hands. I don't have to worry. I just have to trust. The moment I made the decision to be happy, everything just seemed to changed. Things look brighter... my future looks brighter. Now, I can rest, be still and stay "happy"!