I Choose Happiness

A few months ago, I was laying in bed and had a thought. It was a simple thought, but perhaps the simplicity of it, along with the fact that it really felt like something I should meditate on, made it clear to me that God placed this thought upon my heart. It was:

You're never going to be happier than you are right now. 

My first reaction to this thought was "wow, that's depressing" -but upon further meditation and examination, I came to realize how completely freeing this thought is. 

Happiness, contentment, joy. These things are a choice we make. 

I decided to begin to think about what it would be like if I chose to happy in any certain moment. I admit to you all, it is a great struggle of mine. As I navigate my first year of my second baby, I struggle with so many things I never even considered before I became a parent. Late nights, little sleep, cash is tight, and days are often long. I struggle to find my place between choosing myself and my dreams and attentiveness to the now that my family deserves. 

Life is full of choices. I make them daily. I can either go throughout my day with autopilot on, letting each scenario dictate my emotions, or I can choose to react with an eternal perspective. 

"For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is unseen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:17-18

What is unseen? The joy that God has given me. The freedom He allows me to choose how I look at this world. To see the beauty in every moment of this life He freely gives.

So I'm working towards this: being content with here and now. In this moment, in this very struggle or triumph, I choose happiness.