Find Your Happiness In Hope
Let no momentary storm, no matter how strong, ever darken your hope.
Within every human heart is a thirst for happiness.
This thirst is so deep that it propels us either consciously or subconsciously to do the things that we do and to dream the dreams that we dream.
We spend every waking hour trying to find it, though in time, we seem to learn that the more we seek it, the more it could not be found.
In a world filled with all sorts of shortcomings and imperfections, can we really find happiness?
I have come to believe, that in this life, there are two kinds of happiness.
One kind is that happiness you actually and fully possess. Another kind is that happiness you are able to have through hope.
While things are not yet perfect, we are happy in the hope that they shall be. While not every suffering can be ended right away, we are happy in the hope that one day, all suffering shall cease to give way to joy.
We can be happy for all the things that God blesses us with each day — for the sun and rain, for the food that we eat, for friends and family that warm our hearts with love. And yes, we can still be happy despite all the pain and anguish we face.
We can be happy because we have hope.
Hope that things will turn out better. Hope that we could overcome our problems and turn even obstacles into opportunities for greater victory. Hope that we have a God in heaven who loves us and who will not let all the darkness in the world defeat the light and happiness He has predestined for His children.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the gentle,
for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God.
- Matthew 5:3–8, WEBBE
I would also like to share with you the YouTube video I recorded for the Hymn “Abide With Me”. I really liked the message of the song, and I hope you can also find comfort in God’s abiding presence in your life. God bless you!
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Jocelyn Soriano is a Catholic devotional writer and poet. Aside from Medium, she also writes at I Take Off the Mask and Single Catholic Writer.