Joy & Happiness

Joy & Happiness

I wrote a quote to myself last year that read:

“YOUR happiness is YOUR happiness. Don’t keep giving that power away.”

I tend to let things or people control my happiness. Why do I do that? Why do I let stuff or people get to me? Is it because I’m not filled with joy? To me joy is a gift from God and it’s way more powerful than happiness. Maybe happiness is just temporary. For example: I could be really stressed about a situation and someone gives me a Reese’s cup. It’ll make me happy in that moment, but after I eat it I’m back to stressing.

Joy isn’t like that. It’ll have your heart full at ALL times. We need joy, so that we don’t have to rely on temporary happiness. How do we become filled with joy? Of course, we have to have a relationship with God. With God, there’s an everlasting love that can only leave you filled with joy. Accepting and trusting him will have you at peace instead of frustrated and worried.

Another thing you should do is forgive and move on. I wrote previously about moving on. Listen, if someone has done you wrong please forgive them. I have had to forgive so many people who were not sorry so that I can be free. You can’t be joyful if you’re holding a grudge with someone from 10 years ago. You’re giving your power away and letting someone that doesn’t care dictate your life. Forget them and move forward. Easier said than done, but absolutely necessary.

So let’s get our control back and joy win! Let’s put our walls down, forgive others and embrace the gift of joy. It is so worth it!