Happy Hearts

Proverbs 15:15 (KJV) All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

I never thought of myself as having a merry heart.  As a skeptic, I don’t walk down the street singing “Pennies from Heaven” or “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart.”  OK, actually I may sing that second one.  That should be a clear indication that I might actually have a merry heart.

Now if I don’t have a merry heart I need to develop one.  And actually I think I’m making progress.  Of course, having a happy heart starts with a clear view of reality.  That could be a bit depressing if the clear view of reality was not rooted in a clear view of the God of creation.  Providence rules.  I am a child of Providence,  I must say I don’t say “Praise the Lord” when I stub my toe or knock my head, but I am willing to praise the Lord when the pain goes away.

So?  Work on it.  For some it may come naturally.  For those of us who tend to be skeptics it’s a goal to achieve.  It is also a goal within reach.