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March 14

What It Means to Be Truly Happy

The truly happy person doesn't follow wicked advice, doesn't stand on the road of sinners, and doesn't sit with the disrespectfuI,nstead of doing those things, these persons love the LORD's Instruction and they recite God's Instruction day and night! They are like tree replanted by streams of water, which bears fruit at just the right time and whose leaves don't fade. Whatever they do succeeds.

—Psalm 1:1-3

Imagine you're a blossoming and beautiful tree; your branches bring shade to those who need to rest, your fruit nurtures hungry souls. You're perfectly designed, standing tall, bringing life and breath and sustenance. Your days are calm and cool and your leaves never fade.

What a refreshing thought! What bliss! In this form, true happiness is fulfilling the purpose of a tree and is bringing the gifts of what you have to share to others. Yes, you're absolutely a breath of fresh air.

The psalmist wants us to take a stand. When we rise in the morning and choose to share our day with God, spending time in his Word, offering prayers for his response in love and mercy, we are firmly placed in a loving relationship. Not only that, but we give God the control over what we do and he then has every opportunity to cause us to succeed.

Success brings happiness when we get to fulfill the purpose for which we were designed. We want to lift our lives up to him to sustain us every day. When we do, we have every reason to smile.

In the Flow

Lord, help me come to you first, dip my toes in the refreshing waters of your presence, and be washed anew every day. I know that then I'll be happy in you. Amen.