Give me happiness, O Lord, for I give myself to you.
Psalm 86:4, NLT
The founder of a large chain of Chinese supermarkets has introduced "unhappy leave" days for employees. Workers were told, "Everyone has times when they're not happy, so if you're not happy, do not come to work."1
Recommended Reading:
Psalm 100
We all have days like that, but the Christian's life should be characterized by as much happiness as possible. Randy Alcorn wrote, "Until Christ completely cures us and this world, our happiness will be punctuated by times of great sorrow. But that doesn't mean we can't be predominately happy in Christ."2
Thomas Brooks said, "God is the author of all true happiness; he is the donor of all true happiness; he is the maintainer of all true happiness; and he is the center of all true happiness."
Through cultivating our relationship with Jesus, we will know real, personal joy and happiness in our lives. Ask God, "Give me happiness, for I give myself to You." May He remind you that you can achieve happiness through Him.
Ah, friends, if you would but in good earnest set upon reading of the holy Scriptures, you may find in them so many happinesses as cannot be numbered.
Thomas Brooks
