Thursday; April 21
Are you happy? If not, why not? At first glance you might be thinking I am wanting you to list a series of reasons that stand between you and happiness; but that’s not really my point. You see, the key to happiness isn’t not having anything that makes us unhappy, rather it is a choice to be happy no matter what. We will never eliminate all the roadblocks of happiness: health, economics, personal failures, disappointments, etc. so it is incumbent on us to choose to be happy no matter our circumstances. Happiness won’t come to us, we have to go out and capture it! The Apostle Paul had several things that could have stood between him and happiness; but he decided to be contented. When his co-workers sent him a gift, he thanked them, then reminded them of what was really important, “Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.” (Philippians 4:11). He would later reflect on his state of mind by noting, “For we have brought nothing into