“Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.” – Philippians 4:4 KJV

Today, let us count some happy!

We are bombarded with heavy news: he said, she said, they did …!  Our schedules are overwhelming. Our friends and family are weighed down with the cares of this world.

HELP! I need encouragement right now, so today I will get out of this rut and find some Happy. I promise, p-r-o-m-i-s-e, you will find some Happy too!

(For the record, this computer is insisting I replace happy with happiness! NOT happening! This isn’t an English class, this is Susie just being Susie!)

Five reasons to be happy today.

#1 I’m happy because I can read. Seriously? Yes! Recently, I made a casserole with hot, hot peppers in the chopped tomatoes because I didn’t take the time to read the label. I don’t do hot!  What about those shoppers who brave the stores and cannot read labels?

#2 I’m happy because I can open my door and breathe in fresh, clean air. No raging war outside my door, no fires, no starving wee ones on the corners.

#3 I’m happy because I chose to care for Mother, hubby, and family. Not everyone has someone to care for. God entrusts us with loved ones; then He enables us to care for them and love on them, even when the road gets rough at times.

Click here for verses on happy from God’s Word.

#4. I am happy because I have a bed to crawl into, a chair to rest in, a refrigerator with good food and fresh water to drink. Many, many, many do not!

#5 I am happy because I have friends to write letters to and friends who share their burdens and joys with me. Friends like you, dear ones, who make my life happy by simply sharing in it.

#6 I am happy because I have the freedom to choose how I spend my days and who I spend them with. Believe me, this is not a small thing.

#6 My Greatest Happy – JESUS

I have a Friend, Jesus, I can talk to every day. He shares my joys, my sorrows, and knows my deepest needs. I pray you know Him, too. He can make the heaviest day a happy one as we learn to leave our burdens with Him.

Thanks for dropping a note!  Where did you find your Happy today? Did God surprise you? Have a great week.

Susie