There's a kind of happiness the world can't give. As the song says, the world can't take it away from you either. Psalm 146 describes a happiness that doesn't depend on a perfect morning, an easy week, or everything going the way you planned. This happiness is a blessed assurance that you are held by God, who keeps faith forever.
The psalm opens with praise and circles back to it at the end. It's like the psalmist knew how easily we can drift. We start with good intentions, but life has a way of distracting us. Our problems get loud. Our worries push their way to the forefront of our lives. Before we realize it, our trust has slipped into whatever feels most accessible right now.
That's why the psalmist points us toward praise. Praise doesn't ignore reality; it helps us regain perspective. Praise reminds us of what stays true about God. We can see God again and realize that what frightens us doesn't frighten God. And when we praise, we recenter ourselves in the One who has been faithful to generations before us and promises to always be faithful. 
And so, the happiness the psalmist describes isn't a fleeting emotion. It's a posture of life. A way of seeing that our life is in God's hands. That happiness grows when we lift our eyes from what weighs us down and set them on God, who frees us.
Today, let your praise be simple and honest. Let it bring you back to the God who helps and holds you. Remember that God's faithfulness doesn't take a day off. As you do, you'll find a happiness rooted in something deeper than your circumstances.
Stay blessed...john | 
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