Who can define happiness?
Is it a feeling or a state of mind?
Just as beauty is in the eye of the beholder
So is happiness in the heart of the individual
It can be like the early morning mist that quickly evaporates
What creates happiness today, may be gone by tomorrow
It may be as a tree that is nourished by the rain and sunshine
Growing sturdy and tall, enduring throughout the years
What invokes happiness is as individual as snowflakes
But there is one common thread
We all have an inherent need to find it
For without it, life would seem void of purpose
Happiness, short or long term, needs to be lived out
It needs to be cherished, savored, and stored in our souls
It is one of our most precious commodities
Happiness weaves memories into the mundane of life
Happiness, as a two edged sword, brings both joy and pain
There is the joy of experiencing it for as long as it remains
There is the pain of losing it with the change of circumstances
Both create memories – one sweet, the other bittersweet
There is one form of happiness that remains throughout eternity
It transforms happiness into pure joy, it is Jesus our Savior
If He resides in our heart, we possess joy, unspeakable and full of glory
And we shall go from glory to glory until we shall see Him fact to face
Article Written By: Sylvia Hensel
