Thursday - a portion of happiness...

Happiness to me is...

...the satisfaction of being with the people I love. Savoring their presence... hearing them laugh despite the difficulties they are in... putting aside my own love language to speak that of others... reaching out to hug, touch hands or pat backs...

...and knowing that they will be OK.

Coz God will take of them.

Also, happiness to me is... the wonder of seeing bright, joyful eyes in one's tired face, knowing that somehow this one heart loves God and cheerfully bears the harsh portions life dishes out, totally dependent on Him. Coz I know that it ain't easy to be this person. Standing in this person's shoes. And crying out to God from the very same heart...

Today, I was happy.

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It was surely a long day. There were parts of it, when my patience was severely tested and I nearly blew my top. (Who doesn't go through all that?) But praise God, I did not. I groaned inwardly, yes... but no one heard it except my heart. So it was ok. There were parts of it, when I had to swallow my pride and humble myself. Not easy as well. But the joy of the Lord was my strength.

Then there were also parts of my day, when I felt really afraid - especially when I had to drive myself to town and drive back home alone in the heavy rain and darkness of the night (and my windscreen wipers are really in need of change). Georgetown's really creepy at night you know ~ and I think it's just me... but I really have no idea why. Perhaps it comes from having watched too many of those action/zombie/crimescene movies... and the climactic scenes always have to occur in places that look like Georgetown when it stands still in the dark of the night. Haha.

You can tell that I'm a movie freak - other than being a freak for many other things!

On my way home, I reflected on how God had blessed me with those very precious bits of happiness throughout the day. I felt comforted. Distracted even, from minding too much the faint road-markings, spoiled windscreen wipers, night road-bullies and etcetera. All too soon, I found myself cruising up the hill that leads to the sanctuary of my humble abode!

LORD, thank You for helping me to find things to be happy about every day I wake up breathing.