We should strive, in our Christian life, to reach a point where we share the happiness of God, regardless of our
circumstances – whether good or even tragic. We can have an inner peace and happiness based on our
knowledge and wisdom of what God has for us both now and in eternity. So, whatever our circumstances are,
we have a full realization that it’s in His plan and He has it well in hand.

God has giving us many promises in the Scriptures starting with John 3:16 – “for God still love the world. They
gave his own only begotten son that whom believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”
Those promises go beyond that which, in our finite minds, can claim such as: “all things were together for
good for those who love God and those who were called according to his purpose” found in Romans
8:28. These are not empty promises, as they are from His character / essence, that is His omniscience (allknowing), omnipresence (all present), omnipotence (all powerful), absolute justice, and righteousness, immutability (unchangingness), veracity (truthfulness and truth), and love. God cannot tell lies, cannot tell halftruths: everything that’s in the His Word (Scripture) is an absolute.

We quite often claim one of the hundreds of promises that’s in the Scripture without fully grasping the wonderful power behind it…. But if we are as a song says, “standing on the promises of Christ, our Lord” daily, we
can achieve that higher level of happiness that we seek.