Call me crazy, but when I go into a public restroom and, notice that the lid is up (and it is not because a man has been in there), the porcelain is shiny, and the water may have a blue tint, I get a little happy knowing that I’m the first to use the clean toilet. Admit it; you know you’ve gotten a smile on your face before when that happened to you.
Today is Monday. Not just any Monday, but the “every other Monday” of the month. What happens? I often come home from work, walk into my home, close my eyes to relish in a whiff of the cleanness, and am so grateful that my home got clean today, and that it wasn’t by me. Ahhh. My heart gets a little happy.
What makes you happy? My list could go on and on with true goodness. The laughter of a child, seeing someone baptized who has accepted Christ as his/her Savior, knowing that my whole family will be together in heaven when God chooses to have us leave this temporary home, when I pull out of my neighborhood and God has given me clear traffic on all sides, seeing my husband, cuddling with my kids (or just a simple hug), witnessing another glorious and unique sunrise or sunset, the first bite of a warm-freshly baked chocolate chip cookie, having all my brothers and their families around me and mine, listening to people all turn the pages of their bible, and on and on and on. Even right now as I sit here to type, I can see the silhouette of the oak trees outside and hear the birds chirping “Good morning. It’s a new day” is putting a smile on my face.
This morning while reading my daily “Walk through The Word” I honestly can say that my eyes kept closing and I would lose focus on the scriptures. I would reread what I missed and kept praying for God to speak to me and through me. I finish reading all, and it was all wonderful, but still nothing was coming to mind to write.
I could feel God keeping me in Psalm 45:1-5. I probably read those verses in seven different translations until God revealed to me what He wanted to. In verse four it says, “O God; you are the source of my happiness.” Yes! He is!
In the previous verses, David talks about feeling as if God has abandoned him and that David is in suffering from his enemies. Do you feel that way sometimes? I have before and still do at times. Just this morning when I was wondering what to share, and nothing was coming, it was an atmosphere of not hearing from God. Well, God is always here. It was me who had slipped away.
When you are feeling down, attacked, or in a dry spell, just start counting your blessings and praise God through it all. He will show you what you what makes you happy…. Him. Focus on God and God alone, and you will get a smile on your face and in your heart.
Psalm 43: 1O God, declare me innocent,
and defend my cause against the ungodly;
deliver me from lying and evil people!
2 You are my protector;
why have you abandoned me?
Why must I go on suffering
from the cruelty of my enemies?
3 Send your light and your truth;
may they lead me
and bring me back to Zion, your sacred hill,[a]
and to your Temple, where you live.
4 Then I will go to your altar, O God;
you are the source of my happiness.
I will play my harp and sing praise to you,
O God, my God.
5 Why am I so sad?
Why am I so troubled?
I will put my hope in God,
and once again I will praise him,
my savior and my God.
My family on Easter Sunday. This makes me HAPPY!
| April 9 |
