Over the years, this has been one of the top questions I have been asked. The last time someone asked it, they followed with, “I’m so jealous. I wanna smile as much as you and mean it. I want a purpose in life just like you have found yourself one.”

It may seem as if it would be hard to be happy in a situation like mine, but it truly comes easy to me. It has taken me quite a while to have a clear answer. My usual response has been, “Hmm, I don’t know. I guess God just made me a happy person!”

But recently, I had a realization…

I am happy because God has a purpose for me, and I am still here to live it. I am happy because no matter how tough something is, He brings good out of it. I am happy because I don’t have to worry about tomorrow. God is with me and He holds my future.

“Happy are the people whose God is the Lord.”
Psalm 144:15

Most of us have heard the Serenity Prayer:

“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

Yesterday, I learned that there was more to it:

“…living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; taking this world as it is and not as I would have it; trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your will; so that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with You forever in the next. Amen.” 

I love that.

God is with you, as well. Whatever you are going through, He has a purpose for you.